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SWS

American  

abbreviation

Physiology.
  1. slow-wave sleep.


Etymology

Origin of SWS

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the California-based group SWS Mountain Guides said Romero, who was known as Kique, was a "beloved guide, educator, and mentor".

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

“The thing is, this is Mother Nature,” said Tim Keating, founder of SWS Mountain Guides, a company that provides skiing guides and certified avalanche training.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Yet those birds' spurts of SWS on average lasted more than ten times as long at 42 seconds.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2023

However, the experts did not consider quality of sleep or how much was SWS v REM.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2018

SWS surveys in each of the first three quarters of Duterte's rule showed a "very high satisfaction" with the anti-drug campaign, said Leo Laroza, a senior SWS researcher.

From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2017

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