wave-form

or wave·form

[ weyv-fawrm ]

nounPhysics.

the shape of a wave; a graph obtained by plotting the instantaneous values of a periodic quantity against the time.

Origin of wave-form

First recorded in 1840–50

Words Nearby wave-form

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How to use wave-form in a sentence

The effect of the wave form on the efficiency of the alternating-current arc has engaged the attention of many workers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 | Various
It was not probable that the fleet wave-form and frequency were known to Mekinese ships.
Talents, Incorporated | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
There is then in the receiving antenna a current similar in wave form to that in the transmitting 231antenna.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son | John Mills
Or look at a wave and follow it as it drives on; changes come and go, but the wave form in the main keeps itself for some time.
The Painter in Oil | Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst
In this manner a photographic trace can be obtained of the wave form.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for waveform

waveform

/ (ˈweɪvˌfɔːm) /

noun

physics the shape of the graph of a wave or oscillation obtained by plotting the value of some changing quantity against time

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