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1996 film by Lars von Trier
August 2019. "Breaking the Waves". Opera Philadelphia. Innaurato, Albert (26 September 2016). "New waves". parterre.com. "BREAKING THE WAVES - World Premiere
Breaking_the_Waves
Unstable wave
termed "breaking waves", partly by analogy with water surface waves. In meteorology, atmospheric gravity waves are said to break when the wave produces
Breaking_wave
Permanent obstruction on the seabed which causes waves to break
river or creek. It can break as either a left-breaking or right-breaking wave, or a peak which breaks both ways. The bottom is usually sand, but can
Surf_break
1881 painting by Claude Monet
Waves Breaking is an 1881 canvas by the French Impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840–1926). It was painted on the coast of Normandy and follows the
Waves_Breaking
Unexpectedly large transient ocean surface wave
Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, or killer waves) are large and unpredictable surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships
Rogue_wave
Sport of riding waves
of the wave, making it a "barrel" or "tube" wave. Waves are left-handed and right-handed depending upon the breaking formation of the wave. Waves are generally
Surfing
100–110 °F (38–43 °C) in many areas. List of named heat waves List of cold waves List of Indian heat waves List of marine heatwaves List of severe weather phenomena
List_of_heat_waves
Opera by Missy Mazzoli
Breaking the Waves is an opera in three acts by Missy Mazzoli with a libretto by Royce Vavrek. It is based on the 1996 film of the same name by Danish
Breaking_the_Waves_(opera)
Woodblock print by Hokusai (1831)
inside the waves. The big wave's foam-curves generate other curves, which are divided into many small waves that repeat the image of the large wave. Edmond
The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa
Village in Bali, Indonesia
the Uluwatu wave, because of how divine and perfect the waves there are.[failed verification] The series of wave breaks includes five breaks, with (from
Uluwatu,_Bali
1991 film by Kathryn Bigelow
to Bells Beach in Victoria, Australia, where a record-breaking storm is producing lethal waves. This is an event Bodhi had talked about experiencing,
Point_Break
Prolonged period of excessively hot weather
to the World Meteorological Organization, heat waves continued to intensify in 2024, with record-breaking temperatures reported in Europe, North America
Heat_wave
Surface waves generated by wind on open water
waves undergo a phenomenon called "breaking". A breaking wave is one whose base can no longer support its top, causing it to collapse. A wave breaks when
Wind_wave
Beach in Hawaii
more dangerous offshore reef break due to waves breaking over shallow reef. It produces short, hollow tube rides and breaks both left and right; the right
Sandy_Beach,_Hawaii
Hotter than normal periods in 2022
In 2022, several areas of the world experienced heat waves. Heat waves were especially notable in East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, western
2022_heat_waves
Fluid dynamics process driving mixing in the oceans
Internal wave breaking is a process during which internal gravity waves attain a large amplitude compared to their length scale, become nonlinearly unstable
Internal_wave_breaking
Tourist attraction in Cascais, Portugal
pictures, in the 1896 British film A Sea Cave Near Lisbon, which shows waves breaking at the mouth of the cave. "Archived copy". Archived from the original
Boca_do_Inferno
Incidents of known and likely rogue waves
of rogue waves compiles incidents of known and likely rogue waves – also known as freak waves, monster waves, killer waves, and extreme waves. These are
List_of_rogue_waves_incidents
Surf reef break in Hawaii, United States
reef break located in Hawaii, off Ehukai Beach Park in Pupukea on O'ahu's North Shore. A reef break is an area in the ocean where waves start to break once
Banzai_Pipeline
1980 studio album by Rush
Permanent Waves is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on January 14, 1980 through Anthem Records. The album charted at No. 3
Permanent_Waves
Indigenous Australian term for large sea waves
sea waves breaking over a shallow area such as a submerged rock shelf, reef, or sand bank that is located away from the shoreline and beach surf break. In
Bombora
1931 novel by Virginia Woolf
November 2006). "Breaking the waves". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2017. Wikiquote has quotations related to Virginia Woolf. The Waves at Faded Page
The_Waves
2020 single by Glass Animals
Brit Awards, "Heat Waves" was nominated for Best British Single. Glass Animals founder and frontman David Bayley stated that "Heat Waves" "is about loss
Heat_Waves
Wave where gravity is the main restoring force
In fluid dynamics, gravity waves are waves in a fluid medium or at the interface between two media when the force of gravity or buoyancy tries to restore
Gravity_wave
Beach in Nazaré, Portugal
giant white breaking waves is famed for its surfing conditions. Nazaré's waves were listed on the Guinness Book of Records for the biggest waves ever surfed
Praia_do_Norte_(Nazaré)
Dimensionless parameter
dimensionless parameter used to model several effects of (breaking) surface gravity waves on beaches and coastal structures. The parameter is named after
Iribarren_number
Military tactic
momentum, like an ocean wave breaking on a beach. According to U.S. Army analyst Edward C. O'Dowd, the technical definition of a human wave attack tactic is
Human_wave_attack
Nearshore zone where wave water comes onto the shore
surface called surf. The region of breaking waves defines the surf zone. After breaking in the surf zone, the waves (now reduced in height) continue to
Surf_zone
Water current moving away from shore
waves break. A rip is a strong, localized, and narrow current of water that moves directly away from the shore, cutting through the lines of breaking
Rip_current
Process by which waves generated by a weather system lose their mechanical energy
essential role in this effect, "wind waves" or "swell" are also known as surface gravity waves. The process of wind-wave dissipation can be explained by applying
Wind-wave_dissipation
Series of water waves
Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami
Tsunami
Increase in mean water level due to the presence of breaking waves
fluid dynamics, wave setup is the increase in mean water level due to the presence of breaking waves. Similarly, wave setdown is a wave-induced decrease
Wave_setup
Professional surfing competition
surfers in peak physical condition should attempt Teahupo'o". The breaks heavy waves combined with a shallow shoreline can result in serious injuries and
Billabong_Pro_Teahupoo
Film trilogy by Lars von Trier
three films by the Danish screenwriter and director Lars von Trier: Breaking the Waves (1996), a melodrama about sex and religion; The Idiots (1998), a Dogme
Golden_Heart_trilogy
Wave breaking steepness limit
Miche breaking index is a theoretical upper bound on the steepness of a non-breaking, periodic wave in finite water depth. It gives the maximum wave height
Miche_criterion
Transmission of water waves over a coastal structure
Wave overtopping is the time-averaged amount of water that is discharged (in liters per second) per structure length (in meters) by waves over a structure
Wave_overtopping
2014 single by U2
"Every Breaking Wave" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the second track from their thirteenth studio album, Songs of Innocence, and was released
Every_Breaking_Wave
Shallow seamount in the North Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles
giant waves. During a monster swell in 1990 that has been dubbed "The Eddie Aikau Swell," they were astonished when they found empty waves breaking atop
Cortes_Bank
Disproportionately large coastal wave
loosely defines rogue waves as offshore waves that are at least twice the height of surrounding waves and sneaker waves as waves near shore that are unexpectedly
Sneaker_wave
English-American rock band
band's earliest incarnation was as the Waves, a group that played in and around Cambridge, from 1975 to 1977. The Waves featured guitarist Kimberley Rew and
Katrina_and_the_Waves
Series of waves generated by distant weather systems
highest waves and the short waves, which often break near the same position, can be used as an analogy. This is because each small breaking wave gives a
Swell_(wave)
Equation in fluid dynamics
breaking waves: a smooth initial profile with sufficient decay at infinity develops into either a wave that exists for all times or into a breaking wave
Camassa–Holm_equation
Area of loose particles at the edge of a body of water
areas) due to the increased wave energy, and the shorter periods between breaking wave crests. Higher energy waves breaking in quick succession tend to
Beach
Surfing location
waves form through a phenomenon known as wave reflection or interference, where incoming waves bounce off the jetty and collide with subsequent waves
The_Wedge_(surfing)
Cast of neo-Western crime media franchise
Breaking Bad is a crime drama franchise created by American filmmaker Vince Gilligan. It started with the television series Breaking Bad (2008–13), and
List of characters in the Breaking Bad franchise
List_of_characters_in_the_Breaking_Bad_franchise
WWII Women's Navy Branch
equivalent experience. The WAVES were primarily white, but 72 African-American women eventually served. The Navy's training of most WAVES officer candidates took
WAVES
Nymph daughters of Oceanus
canvas. The smaller-scale Océanides (1905) of Auguste Rodin cluster like waves breaking at the base of a rock, their "supple feminine forms emerging from rough
Oceanids
Process of erosion
abrasion occurs as breaking ocean waves containing a sand and larger fragments erode the shoreline or headland. The hydraulic action of waves contributes heavily
Abrasion_(geology)
Beach in Hawaii, United States
well-shaped waves breaking across a system of reefs that extend across the bay and consistently strong winds make it ideal for the sport. Waves there are
Hoʻokipa
Non-local model for non-linear dispersive waves
Whitham who introduced it as a model to study breaking of non-linear dispersive water waves in 1967. Wave breaking – bounded solutions with unbounded derivatives
Whitham_equation
Chinese diagonal sea-waves decorative pattern used in textile and clothing
representation of the Universe or the Earth. The turbulent waves were buddhist elements. Waves patterns (usually shaped in semicircles as found in woshui
Lishui_(sea-waves)
2024 action role-playing video game
Wuthering Waves was to be released on iOS, Android, and PC via the Epic Games Store in late May. In May 2024, it was announced that Wuthering Waves will be
Wuthering_Waves
Culture associated with the sport of surfing
A numerical study of breaking waves in the surf zone, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University. Waves and Beaches, Bascom, Willard
Surf_culture
Natural submerged sandbank that rises from a body of water to near the surface
Sandbars, also known as a trough bars, form where the waves are breaking, because the breaking waves set up a shoreward current with a compensating counter-current
Shoal
Height that waves reach on a slope
Wave run-up is the height to which waves run up the slope of a revetment, bank or dike, regardless of whether the waves are breaking or not. Conversely
Wave_run-up
American surfer (born 1972)
40' (Hawaiian scale) waves breaking across the bay. Slater parked and saw Brandon "Big Wave" Davis waxing up his 11' board. Big Wave Davis simply gave Slater
Kelly_Slater
Topics referred to by the same term
Defecation Poop deck, in naval architecture Pooped, a nautical term, to have a wave break over the stern or to be exhausted Poop (picture book), by Nicola Davies
Poop
Riding a wave without the assistance of any buoyant device
an offshoot of bodysurfing. Some of the best waves for bodysurfing are steep, fast, tubing beachbreak waves that are often unsuitable for boardsurfing;
Bodysurfing
Approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves
the Boussinesq approximation for water waves is an approximation valid for weakly non-linear and fairly long waves. The approximation is named after Joseph
Boussinesq approximation (water waves)
Boussinesq_approximation_(water_waves)
Differential equation for the description of waves or standing wave
as mechanical waves (e.g. water waves, sound waves and seismic waves) or electromagnetic waves (including light waves). It arises in fields like acoustics
Wave_equation
Uninhabited islet in the North Atlantic Ocean
experienced the largest waves ever recorded by scientific instruments in the open ocean. A shipborne wave recorder measured individual waves up to 29.1 m (95 ft
Rockall
Group of blowholes in Samoa
tubes connecting a flat clifftop of lava rock with the ocean below. Waves breaking against the lower end of the lava tubes send water at high pressure
Alofaaga_Blowholes
parts of a breaking wave that are rideable[c] Sectioning: A wave that does not break evenly, breaks ahead of itself Set waves: A group of waves of larger
Glossary_of_surfing
Type of wave within a fluid medium
Internal waves are gravity waves that oscillate within a fluid medium, rather than on its surface. To exist, the fluid must be stratified: the density
Internal_wave
1996, the Ministry of the Environment also selected the sound of the waves breaking over Kaminari iwa (雷岩) (lit. 'Thunder Rock') as one of the 100 Soundscapes
Goishi_Coast
Strait connecting the Atlantic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans
ascribed to breaking of internal waves (Lee waves). When a stratified fluid reaches an internal obstacle, a wave is created that can eventually break, mixing
Drake_Passage
Miracle carried out by Jesus according to the Bible
Sea of Galilee in a boat. Suddenly a furious storm came up, with the waves breaking over the boat so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was asleep on a cushion
Calming_the_storm
and size of breaking waves), but by knowing a few factors a good prediction can be made. One needs to have an understanding of how waves are formed, a
Surf_forecasting
Topics referred to by the same term
in snooker Breaking ball, a pitch that does not travel straight like a fastball as it approaches the batter Surf break, place where a wave collapses into
Break
Mathematical description of quantum state
determines how wave functions evolve over time, and a wave function behaves qualitatively like other waves, such as water waves or waves on a string, because
Wave_function
Effect by which surface waves entering shallower water change in wave height
motion Breaking wave – Unstable wave Dispersion (water waves) – Dispersion of waves on a water surface Ocean surface waves – Surface waves generated by wind
Wave_shoaling
2019 American drama film
Critics Association (WAFCA)". dcfilmcritics.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022. Official website Waves at IMDb Waves at Rotten Tomatoes Waves at Metacritic
Waves_(2019_film)
Underwater structure intended to produce surfable waves from prevailing swell
surfing wave quality. While there have been numerous documented instances of surfers using the reef and of high quality surfing waves breaking on the reef
Multi-purpose_reef
NASA space probe launched in 1977
"Sounds of Earth". It includes the sounds of whales, a baby crying, waves breaking on a shore, and a collection of music spanning different cultures and
Voyager_1
June and late July 2019 there were two temporally distinct European heat waves, which set all-time high temperature records in Belgium, France, Germany
2019_European_heatwaves
American industrial rock band
the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2020. "Cold Waves Breaking". Idieyoudie.com. September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2020. "The
Chemlab
Woodcut print by M. C. Escher
1923. Escher had been fascinated by the glowing outlines of ocean waves breaking at night and this image depicts the outlines made by a school of dolphins
Dolphins_(M._C._Escher)
Return flow below nearshore water waves
for the onshore-directed average transport of water by the waves in the zone above the wave troughs. The undertow's flow velocities are generally strongest
Undertow_(water_waves)
1896 British film
sea through the Boca do Inferno (Hell's Mouth) cave near Lisbon, with waves breaking in. The film was popular with audiences and received positive reviews
A_Sea_Cave_Near_Lisbon
Wave that remains in a constant position
called antinodes. Standing waves were first described scientifically by Michael Faraday in 1831. Faraday observed standing waves on the surface of a liquid
Standing_wave
Spanish engineering company
floor level, leading to the formation of a breaking wave. Bewildered by the unusual sight of waves breaking in a mountain backdrop, a range of top professionals
Wavegarden
Novel by Nevil Shute (1955)
Heinemann Ltd. It was published in the United States under the title The Breaking Wave. The late 1940s story concerns two English women, Wrens, and two Australian
Requiem_for_a_Wren
Type of turreted ironclad warship
breastwork allowed the ship to operate without fear of being flooded by waves breaking over the deck, and allowed the main armament to be positioned at a greater
Breastwork_monitor
Water sky Oceanographic phenomena include tsunamis, ocean currents and breaking waves. Tsunami by Hokusai 19th century Source: "Physiography for High Schools"
List_of_natural_phenomena
heat wave was one of the heat waves in the series of the 2023 heat waves. It was an intense weather event characterized by prolonged record-breaking temperatures
2023_Caribbean_heat_wave
Feature of surface gravity waves
skewness and asymmetry. Wave skewness and asymmetry occur when waves encounter an opposing current or a shallow area. As waves shoal in the nearshore zone
Wave_nonlinearity
Topics referred to by the same term
Bombora is an indigenous Australian term for large waves breaking over submerged rock shelves. Bombora may also refer to: Bombora (album), a 2022 album
Bombora_(disambiguation)
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
Motif in Asian ceramics
in Iznik pottery and other Turkish ceramics. It represents turbulent waves breaking onto rocks, which are generally depicted as a regular pattern with a
Rock_and_wave
Heat waves affecting Europe in 2022
heat waves. Heat waves of 2022 2022 European and Mediterranean wildfires 2022 European drought Climate change in Europe 2003 European heat wave, which
2022_European_heatwaves
Surf break near Margaret River, Western Australia
Indigenous Australian term for an area of large sea waves breaking over a shallow area. The break was featured in the 2013 documentary series Storm Surfers
Cowaramup_Bombora
Type of electromagnetic radiation
Radio waves (formerly called Hertzian waves) are a type of electromagnetic radiation with the lowest frequencies and the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic
Radio_wave
Surfing location in Northern California, United States
"'Legendary' surfer perishes in huge waves". San Francisco Chronicle. Dixon, Chris (March 19, 2014). "Beneath the Waves". Men's Journal. Masters, Ryan (2005)
Ghost_Trees
American big-wave surfer (born 1964)
to catch the monstrous sized waves. Using tow-in surfing methods, Hamilton learned how to survive 70-foot (21 m) waves and carving arcs across walls
Laird_Hamilton
Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
scientific explanation that the hole is the result of many years of waves breaking against the cliff. Mpofu Nature Reserve Augrabies Falls "Main Place
Coffee_Bay
Sea wall on the south coast of Devon, England
directions on the up line which kept them further away from the waves that were breaking over the wall. The following day there was a wash out north of
South_Devon_Railway_sea_wall
Suburb of Sydney, Australia
Boondye, originates from the word for a loud thud, such as the sound of waves breaking over rocks, but is also associated with nulla nulla, or fighting sticks
Bondi_Beach
1995 freak wave
that rogue waves did naturally occur, and as a result the wave was heavily studied in the years following the event. List of rogue waves incidents The
Draupner_wave
Transport of energy by wind waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work
currents, including breaking waves, wind, the Coriolis effect, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences. As of 2023, wave power is not widely
Wave_power
Effect of shallow water on a surface gravity wave
in a gravity wave Undertow (water waves) – Return flow below nearshore water waves Ursell number – Number used in fluid mechanics Wave shoaling – Effect
Waves_and_shallow_water
WAVES BREAKING
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Boy/Male
English, Indian
Sea Waves
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronymic from Wale 1.Nathaniel Wales came from Yorkshire, England, to Boston, MA, in 1635.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Waves
Male
Chinese
gentle waves.
Surname or Lastname
English (South Wales)
English (South Wales) : patronymic from Noe.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeastern Wales)
English (mainly southeastern Wales) : variant of Tamblyn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Eaves or possibly Avis.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ware 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands and Wales)
English (Midlands and Wales) : apparently a variant of Hammonds.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Waites.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Wales)
English (mainly Wales) : variant of Benthall.In some cases, probably an altered spelling of German Bendel.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Large Waves
Girl/Female
Hindu
Waves
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, Welsh
White Wavess; White Wave
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Son of...
Girl/Female
Indian, Kannada
Waves
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from the medieval female personal name Eve.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Cave 1 or 4.
Girl/Female
British, English, Finnish, Gujarati, Indian
Waves
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Waves; Tender
WAVES BREAKING
WAVES BREAKING
Boy/Male
Tamil
A short form of Nachiketa
Male
Hebrew
(יִרְמְיָהוּ) Variant form of Hebrew Yirmeyah, YIRMEYAHU means "whom God has appointed."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. The surname (together with the variant Birdseye) was brought to CT from England in the 17th century.
Male
Japanese
(1-æµ, 2-ä½³, 3-敬, 4-åœ, 5-æ…§) Japanese name KEI means 1) "blessed, lucky," 2) "excellent," 3) "respect," 4) "square jewel," or 5) "wise."
Boy/Male
Indian
Name of a companion
Boy/Male
Italian American
He shall add.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Oriya, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
The Earth; Role; Character
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : variant of Dole or Dull. Compare Dolman.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Smile
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Goddess Sita
WAVES BREAKING
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v. i.
To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
v. i.
To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.
a.
Tending to produce waves.
a.
Having undulations like waves; -- said of one of the lines in heraldry which serve as outlines to the ordinaries, etc.
a.
Having a wavelike appearance; marked with wavelike lines of color; as, waved, or watered, silk.
imp. & p. p.
of Wave
a.
Sounding like waves.
a.
Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved.
a.
Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy; as, waved edge.
v. i.
Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
a.
Moving like waves; undulatory.
n.
To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
a.
Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.
v. i.
To move in, or have, undulations or waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air.
a.
Rising and falling like waves; resembling wave form or motion; undulatory; rolling; wavy; as, an undulating medium; undulating ground.
a.
Floating on the waves.
v. t.
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
v. i.
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
n.
A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter.
a.
Worn by the waves.