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waveform

British  
/ ˈweɪvˌfɔːm /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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