water wave

¹

noun

1. a wave on the surface of a body of water.
2. a wave combed or pressed into wet hair and then dried.

water-wave

²

[ waw-ter-weyv, wot-er- ]

verb (used with object)

, wa·ter-waved, wa·ter-wav·ing.

1. to set (hair) in a water wave.

Word History and Origins

Origin of water wave¹

First recorded in 1550–60

Origin of water wave²

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

While looking for new results on the positive Grassmannian, she noticed that a physicist at Ohio State University had cited her work in his research on shallow water waves.

From Quanta Magazine

Emboldened by the matching pictures, Kodama and Williams looked for deeper connections between the positive Grassmannian and shallow water waves.

From Quanta Magazine