wave-form

or wave·form

[ weyv-fawrm ]

/ ˈweɪvˌfɔrm /

noun Physics.

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

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Origin of wave-form

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby wave-form

wave theory, wave train, wave trap, wave-and-pay, wave-cut platform, wave-form, wave-off, wave-particle duality, waveband, waved, waveform

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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