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Feature of surface gravity waves
The nonlinearity of surface gravity waves refers to their deviations from a sinusoidal shape. In the fields of physical oceanography and coastal engineering
Wave_nonlinearity
Nonlinear form of the Schrödinger equation
represents the nonlinearity. The equation models many nonlinearity effects in a fiber, including but not limited to self-phase modulation, four-wave mixing,
Nonlinear Schrödinger equation
Nonlinear_Schrödinger_equation
Unexpectedly large transient ocean surface wave
frequency of rogue waves. Among other causes, studies of nonlinear waves such as the Peregrine soliton, and waves modeled by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation
Rogue_wave
does exist in the presence of nonlinearity, and in many cases it self-generates from a Gaussian (in any direction) wave packet. The distinctive feature
Nonlinear_X-wave
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up nonlinear or nonlinearity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nonlinearity is a property of mathematical functions or data that cannot be graphed
Nonlinearity_(disambiguation)
Branch of physics
"wave mixing". In general, an n-th order nonlinearity will lead to (n + 1)-wave mixing. As an example, if we consider only a second-order nonlinearity
Nonlinear_optics
Branch of physics and acoustics
changes the nature of the nonlinear effect over distance. To describe their level of nonlinearity, materials can be given a nonlinearity parameter, B / A {\displaystyle
Nonlinear_acoustics
Solution of Euler equations
c^{2}={\frac {g}{k}},} which is independent of the wave nonlinearity (i.e. does not depend on the wave height H {\displaystyle H} ), and this phase speed
Trochoidal_wave
Phenomenon in nonlinear optics
on four-wave mixing use the third order nonlinearity, as opposed to most typical parametric oscillators which use the second-order nonlinearity. Apart
Four-wave_mixing
System where changes of output are not proportional to changes of input
This nonlinearity is one of the reasons why accurate long-term forecasts are impossible with current technology. Some authors use the term nonlinear science
Nonlinear_system
Fluid dynamics theory on gravity waves
several second-order nonlinear properties of surface gravity waves, and their propagation, can be estimated from its results. Airy wave theory is also a good
Airy_wave_theory
Distance over which a wave's shape repeats
that a wave travels through. Examples of waves are sound waves, light, water waves, and periodic electrical signals in a conductor. A sound wave is a variation
Wavelength
Propagating disturbance
of sound wave produced by constructive interference. Unlike solitons (another kind of nonlinear wave), the energy and speed of a shock wave alone dissipates
Shock_wave
Self-reinforcing single wave packet
In mathematics and physics, a soliton is a nonlinear, self-reinforcing, localized wave packet that is strongly stable, in that it preserves its shape
Soliton
Approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves
x^{2}}}\right)\,=\,0.} From the terms between brackets, the importance of nonlinearity of the equation can be expressed in terms of the Ursell number. In dimensionless
Boussinesq approximation (water waves)
Boussinesq_approximation_(water_waves)
Dynamic disturbance in a medium or field
traveling wave; by contrast, a pair of identical superimposed periodic waves traveling in opposite directions makes a standing wave. In a standing wave, the
Wave
Hydrodynamic distortions of tides
shape deviates from a pure sinusoidal wave. In mathematical terms, the wave owes its nonlinearity due to the nonlinear advection and frictional terms in the
Nonlinear_tides
Nonlinear optical process
generation (SHG), also known as frequency doubling, is the lowest-order wave-wave nonlinear interaction that occurs in various systems, including optical, radio
Second-harmonic_generation
Differential equation for the description of waves or standing wave
The wave equation is a second-order linear partial differential equation for the description of waves or standing wave fields such as mechanical waves (e
Wave_equation
Sedimentary body with topographic relief composed of autochthonous calcareous deposits
ramp above the fair weather wave base, the middle ramp, above the storm wave base, the outer ramp, below the storm wave base. In distally steepened ramps
Carbonate_platform
Wave where gravity is the main restoring force
infragravity waves, which are due to subharmonic nonlinear wave interaction with the wind waves, have periods longer than the accompanying wind-generated waves. In
Gravity_wave
Physical model of propagating energy
electromagnetic radiation (EMR) or an electromagnetic wave (EMW) is a self-propagating wave of the electromagnetic field that carries momentum and radiant
Electromagnetic_radiation
Wave that remains in a constant position
In physics, a standing wave, also known as a stationary wave, is a wave that oscillates in time but whose peak amplitude profile does not move in space
Standing_wave
Study of physical conditions and processes within the ocean
and amplitudes in the tens of meters. Rossby Waves Rossby waves, or planetary waves are huge, slow waves generated in the troposphere by temperature differences
Physical_oceanography
Physics phenomenon and formula
the effects of, for instance: wave–current interaction, wave nonlinearity, steeper sea-bed slopes, bed friction and wave breaking. Also parabolic approximations
Mild-slope_equation
Fundamental principle of physics
always; see nonlinear optics), the behavior of any light wave can be understood as a superposition of the behavior of these simpler plane waves. Waves are usually
Superposition_principle
Transport of energy by wind waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work
desalination, or pumping water. A machine that exploits wave power is a wave energy converter (WEC). Waves are generated primarily by wind passing over the sea's
Wave_power
Nonlinear and periodic surface wave on an inviscid fluid layer of constant mean depth
parameter ka is known as the wave steepness. The phase speed increases with increasing nonlinearity ka of the waves. The wave height H, being the difference
Stokes_wave
Predicted physical phenomenon
ISSN 0044-4510. Christodoulou, Demetrios (1991-09-16). "Nonlinear nature of gravitation and gravitational-wave experiments". Physical Review Letters. 67 (12):
Gravitational_memory_effect
2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada
America heat wave was an extreme heat wave that affected much of Western North America from late June through early July 2021. The heat wave affected Northern
2021 Western North America heat wave
2021_Western_North_America_heat_wave
Relatively flat submarine region that rises well above the level of the ambient seabed
Trochoidal wave Tsunami megatsunami Undertow Ursell number Wave action Wave base Wave height Wave nonlinearity Wave power Wave radar Wave setup Wave shoaling
Oceanic_plateau
Amplifier for weak microwave signals
A traveling-wave parametric amplifier (TWPA) is a device that uses a nonlinear transmission line driven by a strong pump tone to amplify weak microwave
Traveling-wave parametric amplifier
Traveling-wave_parametric_amplifier
Dispersion of waves on a water surface
Besides frequency dispersion, water waves also exhibit amplitude dispersion. This is a nonlinear effect, by which waves of larger amplitude have a different
Dispersion_(water_waves)
Series of water waves
(t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced [tsɯnami]) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large
Tsunami
Optical frequency combs
frequency combs which are generated from a continuous wave pump laser by the Kerr nonlinearity. This coherent conversion of the pump laser to a frequency
Kerr_frequency_comb
Mountain ranges that are mostly or entirely under the surface of an ocean
Trochoidal wave Tsunami megatsunami Undertow Ursell number Wave action Wave base Wave height Wave nonlinearity Wave power Wave radar Wave setup Wave shoaling
Undersea_mountain_range
Submerged carbonate platforms that make up much of the Bahama Archipelago
Trochoidal wave Tsunami megatsunami Undertow Ursell number Wave action Wave base Wave height Wave nonlinearity Wave power Wave radar Wave setup Wave shoaling
Bahama_Banks
Standing wave in an enclosed or partially enclosed body of water
waves, which are due to subharmonic nonlinear wave interaction with the wind waves, having periods longer than the accompanying wind-generated waves.
Seiche
mathematics expert working in homotopy analysis method (HAM), nonlinear waves, nonlinear dynamics, and applied mathematics. He was born in Wuhan, China
Liao_Shijun
Change in refractive index of a material in response to an applied electric field
}|^{2}=n_{0}+n_{2}I} where n2 is the second-order nonlinear refractive index, and I is the intensity of the wave. The refractive index change is thus proportional
Kerr_effect
Set of nonlinear waves deviated far from thermal equilibrium
In continuum mechanics, wave turbulence is a set of nonlinear waves deviated far from thermal equilibrium. Such a state is usually accompanied by dissipation
Wave_turbulence
Hypothesized cycle-like phenomena in the modern world economy
In economics, Kondratiev waves (also called supercycles, great surges, long waves, K-waves or the long economic cycle) are hypothesized cycle-like phenomena
Kondratiev_wave
Analytic solution of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation
\tau )} being the envelope of a surface wave in deep water. The dispersion is anomalous and the nonlinearity is self-focusing (note that similar results
Peregrine_soliton
Maximum depth at which a water wave's passage causes significant water motion
The wave base, in physical oceanography, is the maximum depth at which a water wave's passage causes significant water motion. At water depths deeper
Wave_base
Type of nonlinear wave in physics
In physics, a breather is a nonlinear wave in which energy concentrates in a localized and oscillatory fashion. This contradicts with the expectations
Breather
Phenomenon whereby deviations from a periodic waveform are reinforced by nonlinearity
phenomenon whereby deviations from a periodic waveform are reinforced by nonlinearity, leading to the generation of spectral-sidebands and the eventual breakup
Modulational_instability
Surface waves generated by wind on open water
In fluid dynamics, a wind wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of bodies of water as a result of the
Wind_wave
Description of a quantum-mechanical system
Schrödinger equation is a partial differential equation that governs the wave function of a non-relativistic quantum-mechanical system. Its discovery was
Schrödinger_equation
Type of electronic circuit
producing a 'pure' sinusoidal wave with almost no distortion even with large loop gains. Since oscillators depend on nonlinearity for their operation, the
Electronic_oscillator
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Index_of_wave_articles
Audible vibration that travels via pressure waves in matter
sound waves carry an extremely small effective gravitational mass. This mass arises from nonlinear corrections to the stress–energy of the wave, and implies
Sound
Physical phenomenon
of the linear part of some nonlinear partial differential equation. The k i {\displaystyle \mathbf {k} _{i}} is the wave vector associated with a mode;
Nonlinear_resonance
Submerged carbonate platform in the Atlantic Ocean
Trochoidal wave Tsunami megatsunami Undertow Ursell number Wave action Wave base Wave height Wave nonlinearity Wave power Wave radar Wave setup Wave shoaling
Barbuda_Bank
Signals phenomenon
{\displaystyle a_{2}} and a 3 {\displaystyle a_{3}} come into play. Nonlinearity can have several effects, which are unwanted in typical situations. The
Nonlinear_distortion
Unstable wave
breaking wave or breaker is a wave with enough energy to "break" at its peak, reaching a critical level at which linear energy transforms into wave turbulence
Breaking_wave
materials. Nonlinear metamaterials are a periodic, nonlinear, transmission medium. These are a type of negative index metamaterial where the nonlinearity is available
Nonlinear_metamaterial
Parametric oscillator that oscillates at optical frequencies
intensity in the nonlinear material, and its nonlinearity. An output power of several watts can be achieved. There exist both continuous-wave and pulsed OPOs
Optical_parametric_oscillator
Microwave signal amplifier
A traveling-wave tube (TWT, pronounced "twit") or traveling-wave tube amplifier (TWTA, pronounced "tweeta") is a specialized vacuum tube that is used in
Traveling-wave_tube
Elementary particle or quantum of light
electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force. Photons are massless
Photon
Materials engineered to have properties that have not yet been found in nature
some form of nonlinear media, whose properties change with the power of the incident wave. Nonlinear media are essential for nonlinear optics. Most optical
Metamaterial
Method for solving certain nonlinear partial differential equations
These particle-like waves are called solitons and arise in nonlinear equations because of a weak balance between dispersive and nonlinear effects. Gardner
Inverse_scattering_transform
Wave on the surface of a fluid, dominated by surface tension
A capillary wave is a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid, whose dynamics and phase velocity are dominated by the effects of surface tension
Capillary_wave
Trochoidal wave Tsunami megatsunami Undertow Ursell number Wave action Wave base Wave height Wave nonlinearity Wave power Wave radar Wave setup Wave shoaling
Lagrangian_ocean_analysis
nonlinearity. As a result of such nonlinear optical interaction at the output of the nonlinear crystal, it is generated a new linearly polarized wave
Cross-polarized wave generation
Cross-polarized_wave_generation
Event that is both extremely large in effect and of unique origins
from unique growth; intraday wholesale electricity prices; and three-wave nonlinear interaction—it is possible to suppress the emergence of dragon kings
Dragon_king_theory
Trochoidal wave Tsunami megatsunami Undertow Ursell number Wave action Wave base Wave height Wave nonlinearity Wave power Wave radar Wave setup Wave shoaling
List_of_submarine_volcanoes
WDM channels Measurement of nonlinear optical properties of the media (non-linear index n2 (Kerr nonlinearity) and nonlinear response relaxation time) In
Cross-phase_modulation
Fundamental interaction between charged particles
Navier–Stokes equations. Another branch of electromagnetism dealing with nonlinearity is nonlinear optics. Here is a list of common units related to electromagnetism:
Electromagnetism
Property of waves that can oscillate with more than one orientation
is a property of transverse waves which specifies the geometrical orientation of the oscillations. In a transverse wave, the direction of the oscillation
Polarization_(waves)
Photonic systems which use silicon as an optical medium
filled with a strongly nonlinear polymer. Kerr nonlinearity underlies a wide variety of optical phenomena. One example is four wave mixing, which has been
Silicon_photonics
to the nonlinearity depends on the amplitude of the output of the linear system. As the linear system's output amplitude decays, the nonlinearity may move
Describing_function
Nonlinear and exact periodic wave solution of the Korteweg–de Vries equation
In fluid dynamics, a cnoidal wave is a nonlinear and exact periodic wave solution of the Korteweg–de Vries equation. These solutions are in terms of the
Cnoidal_wave
Electrocardiogram waveform representing ventricular contraction in the heart
the P wave. An R wave follows as an upward deflection, and the S wave is any downward deflection after the R wave. The T wave follows the S wave, and in
QRS_complex
Nonlinear modification of the Schrödinger equation
|\Psi |^{2}~.} Because of the back coupling of the wave-function into the potential, it is a nonlinear system. Replacing Φ {\displaystyle \ \Phi \ }
Schrödinger–Newton_equation
light waves traveling in optical fibers are known to obey the similar mathematics as water waves traveling in the open ocean (the nonlinear Schrödinger
Optical_rogue_waves
Technique for solving hyperbolic partial differential equations
pp. 19–24. Debnath, Lokenath (2005), "Conservation Laws and Shock Waves", Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations for Scientists and Engineers (2nd ed
Method_of_characteristics
State of linear equations
A.A. Kolokolov (1973). "Stationary solutions of the wave equation in the medium with nonlinearity saturation". Radiophys. Quantum Electron. 16 (7): 783–789
Linear_stability
British mathematician
25 years later in the field of nonlinear fiber optics and then in 2011 in hydrodynamics with experiments in a water wave tank. He was an associate editor
Howell_Peregrine
Concept in physics and electrical engineering
a nonlinear dispersion relation (NDR) is a dispersion relation that assigns the correct phase velocity v 0 {\displaystyle v_{0}} to a nonlinear wave structure
Nonlinear dispersion relation in Vlasov–Poisson plasmas
Nonlinear_dispersion_relation_in_Vlasov–Poisson_plasmas
In nonlinear systems, the three-wave equations, sometimes called the three-wave resonant interaction equations or triad resonances, describe small-amplitude
Three-wave_equation
Interpretation of quantum mechanics
The de Broglie–Bohm theory, also known as the pilot wave theory, Bohmian mechanics, and the causal interpretation, is an interpretation of quantum mechanics
De_Broglie–Bohm_theory
Physics theorem argued by G. H. Derrick
Derrick which shows that stationary localized solutions to a nonlinear wave equation or nonlinear Klein–Gordon equation in spatial dimensions three and higher
Derrick's_theorem
Medical imaging methodology
The method excites the shear wave in the tissue by ultrasonic wave and captures the propagation speed of the shear wave with ultrasonic imaging equipment
Shear_wave_elastography
Apparent paradox in chaos theory
nonlinear force. We can rewrite this in terms of continuum quantities by defining c = κ / ρ {\displaystyle c={\sqrt {\kappa /\rho }}} to be the wave speed
Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou problem
Fermi–Pasta–Ulam–Tsingou_problem
American physicist
early research was in nonlinear Acousto-optics during which he developed the first acousto-optical method to evaluate the nonlinearity parameter B/A in liquids
Laszlo_Adler
Potential for two waves to interfere
expresses the potential for two waves to interfere. Two monochromatic beams from a single source always interfere. Even for wave sources that are not strictly
Coherence_(physics)
Formulas to determine the energy balance of a nonlinear wave
present in waves at various frequencies, including new frequencies (such as harmonics and sidebands) that arise in the circuit due to nonlinearity. The theory
Manley–Rowe_relations
Number of occurrences or cycles per unit time
phenomena, such as mechanical vibrations, audio signals (sound), radio waves, and light. The interval of time between events is called the period. It
Frequency
Mathematical model of waves on a shallow water surface
solutions, and an infinite number of conserved quantities, despite the nonlinearity which typically renders PDEs intractable. The KdV can be solved by the
Korteweg–De_Vries_equation
Electronic circuit
also used in nonlinear optics. The nonlinear distortion in crystals can be used to generate harmonics of laser light. A pure sine wave has a single frequency
Frequency_multiplier
Airflow above and below the speed of sound
equations were difficult to solve due to their nonlinearity. A common assumption used to circumvent this nonlinearity is that disturbances within the flow are
Transonic
Streamwise unstable wave
may eventually grow large enough that nonlinearities take over and the flow transitions to turbulence. These waves, originally discovered by Ludwig Prandtl
Tollmien–Schlichting_wave
Ripples on liquid within a vibrating receptacle
Faraday waves, also known as Faraday ripples, named after Michael Faraday (1791–1867), are nonlinear standing waves that appear on liquids enclosed by
Faraday_wave
Method of analysis applied to problems wave propagation
disturbance becomes a source of a spherical wave. The sum of these secondary waves determines the form of the wave at any subsequent time; the overall procedure
Huygens–Fresnel_principle
Study of interactions between sound and light
a branch of physics that studies the interactions between sound waves and light waves, especially the diffraction of laser light by ultrasound (or sound
Acousto-optics
Quantum field of electrons
density wave (CDW) is an ordered quantum fluid of electrons in a linear chain compound or layered crystal. The electrons within a CDW form a standing wave pattern
Charge_density_wave
Concept in general relativity
In general relativity, the pp-wave spacetimes, or pp-waves for short, are an important family of exact solutions of Einstein's field equation. The term
Pp-wave_spacetime
Body screening device
A millimeter wave scanner is a whole-body imaging device used for detecting objects concealed underneath a person’s clothing using a form of electromagnetic
Millimeter_wave_scanner
ISSN 1539-3755. PMID 14995523. Zloshchastiev, K. G. (2010). "Logarithmic nonlinearity in theories of quantum gravity: Origin of time and observational consequences"
Logarithmic Schrödinger equation
Logarithmic_Schrödinger_equation
System that converts an analog signal into a digital signal
Important parameters for linearity are integral nonlinearity and differential nonlinearity. These nonlinearities introduce distortion that can reduce the signal-to-noise
Analog-to-digital_converter
WAVE NONLINEARITY
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a servant, from Middle English knave ‘boy’, ‘youth’, ‘servant’.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wheel-hubs, Middle English nave (from Old English nafa, nafu).German (also Näve) : variant of Neff (see Neve).Dutch (de Nave) : variant of Naef 1.In some cases possibly Portuguese : topographic name from nave ‘plain’ (a variant of nava), or a habitational name from a place named with this word. Compare Nava.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Variant of David beloved
Boy/Male
Hebrew American Scottish Welsh
Cherished; Beloved.
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Permanent
Male
English
English short form of Hebrew David, DAVE means "beloved."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Way.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Germanic personal name Walo, either a byname meaning ‘foreigner’ (see Wallace), or else a short form of the various compound names with this first element.English : nickname for a well-liked person, from Middle English wale ‘good’, ‘excellent’ (originally meaning ‘choice’).English : topographic name for someone who lived near an embankment, Middle English wale (Old English walu).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Wade, Old English Wada, from wadan ‘to go’. (Wada was the name of a legendary sea-giant.)English : topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Old English (ge)wæd (of cognate origin to 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Wade in Suffolk.Dutch and North German : occupational name or nickname from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German wade ‘garment’, ‘large net’.Jonathan Wade emigrated from Norfolk, England, to Medford, MA, in 1632. Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800–1878), born near Springfield, MA, was a prominent U.S. senator from OH during the Civil War.
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Jamaican, Punjabi, Scottish, Sikh, Swiss
Beloved; David's Son; Form of David
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon American English Scandinavian
Moving.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon English
Wise.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English, Jamaican
Wise; Watchful; Aware; Watchman; Careful
Male
English
 English topographical surname transferred to forename use, WADE means "lives near the river crossing." Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Wada (the name of a sea giant), meaning "to go," in the sense of going forward, proceeding.
Girl/Female
Irish
Joy.
Girl/Female
Slavic
Stranger. Pet name formed from Varvara; the Russian form of Barbara.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin) and northern French
English (of Norman origin) and northern French : nickname for a bald man, from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’. Compare Chaffee.English : habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire called Cave, apparently from a river name derived from Old English cÄf ‘swift’.French : metonymic occupational name for someone employed in or in charge of the wine cellars of a great house, from Old French cave ‘cave’, ‘cellar’ (Latin cavea, a derivative of cavus ‘hollow’).French, possibly also English : topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, from the same word as in 3 in an older sense.
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Maeve, MAVE means "intoxicating."Â
Boy/Male
English
Alert.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river (Old English wær, wer), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Ware in Hertfordshire.English : nickname for a cautious person, from Middle English war(e) ‘wary’, ‘prudent’ (Old English (ge)wær).English : Robert Ware came to Dedham, MA, from England in or before 1642. Henry Ware (1764–1845), born in Sherborn, MA, was a Unitarian clergyman and theologian and father of the physician John Ware (b. 1795) and two clergymen, Henry (b. 1794) and William (b. 1797).
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Alert; Watchman
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WAVE NONLINEARITY
Boy/Male
Arabic
Strong; Valiant Men
Girl/Female
Bengali, English, Indian
Creative
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Polish
To Rule; Fame
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places in England named with Old Norse þorp ‘hamlet’, ‘village’ or the Old English cognate þrop.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Aid Succourer
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Deathless
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Limitless
Girl/Female
Indian
Referring to saafa and Marwa
Female
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Greek Barbara, BARBÃRA means "foreign; strange."
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name PHAWTA means "pleasing to the eye."
WAVE NONLINEARITY
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v. i.
To dwell in a cave.
a.
Undulating on the border or surface; waved.
a.
Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.
n.
A wave.
v. i.
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
v. t.
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
imp.
of Weave
n.
A wale knot, or wall knot.
a.
Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy; as, waved edge.
v. t.
See Waive.
imp. & p. p.
of Wave
n.
A wave.
v. i.
To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
a.
Playing to and fro; undulating; as, wavy flames.
Indic. present
of Have
v. i.
Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
v. i.
A vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. See Undulation.