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delta wave

noun

, Physiology.
  1. any of the slow brain waves constituting delta rhythm.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of delta wave1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

No sooner had Heerema McKenney and other researchers around the world begun pooling data and discussing how to react, the delta wave receded, and when omicron arrived, the cases simply disappeared.

In the real world, people wear masks more often when cases are surging, said the institute’s Ali Mokdad, and 2021’s delta wave without vaccines would have prompted a major policy response.

According to Mokdad’s estimates, the infection peak of the current surge, at about 10,160 active infections in Oregon, was higher than during any surge besides for the first omicron wave, including the delta wave.

European regulators are considering expanding Novavax shots to teenagers based on a U.S. study of those as young as 12 during last summer’s delta wave.

The delta wave of the coronavirus caused a lull that dropped monthly income from around $40,000 to less than $10,000.

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