Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for waveform. Search instead for Fliveforums.

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The oboe is a double reed and it’s the purest waveform.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The second audio signature is the distinctive waveform.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024

But all of those aspects end up as a waveform, which can then be treated like any other information.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2023

It also dramatically resolved the waveform distortion caused by multiple reflections of high-speed modulated signals -- a critical issue in conventional detectors based on 2D plasmons.

From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2023

A digital oscilloscope and waveform monitor were stacked over one of the computers.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn