wave

n. swell, ridge; breaker, sea wave; flutter; gesticulation; slight curl (in hair); sudden intense rush of feeling; movement in a large group

v. flutter; make an up and down gesture with the hand; move in waves; have a wavy appearance; curl; be curled (hair)

A wave is a mode of energy transfer from one place to another, often with little or no permanent displacement of the particles of the medium (i.e. little or no associated mass transport); instead there are oscillations around almost fixed positions. Thus, while mechanical waves require a medium to transverse the distance, electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.
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A wave is a disturbance that propagates, in everyday use usually referring to ocean surface waves.Wave may also refer to:Waving, a hand gestureWAVE or WAV, a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standardWAVE (Wireless Access in the Vehicular Environment), also known as IEEE 802.11p, a set of standards that govern wireless networking transmission methods.Pontiac Wave, a subcompact car sold only in Canada.Wave the Swallow, a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, and member of the Babylon RoguesWave Rock, a natural rock formation in AustraliaWaves Audio, a company specialized in digital signal processing, author of several popular VST'sWaves@BITS-Goa, an annual culfest of BITS Pilani-Goa Campus WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, a World War II era division of the U.S. Navy that consisted entirely of womenWAVES or World Association for Vedic Studies [1]Audience wave, which sometimes occurs at sporting events, also known as the "Mexican Wave" and "the Wave"Revolutionary wave, a series of revolutions occurring in various locationsWaves (hairstyle), a hairstyleWave (cigarettes), a brand name of cigarettesWave (Lain), a high-pitched frequency, frequently found in Australian dialectsWAVE (TV), a television station in Louisville, Kentucky
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(v. t.)
To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
  

(v. t.)
To move one way and the other; to brandish.
  

(v. t.)
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
  

(v. t.)
To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
  

(v. t.)
See Waive.
  

(v. i.)
Water; a body of water.
  

(v. i.)
Unevenness; inequality of surface.
  

(v. i.)
To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
  

(v. i.)
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
  

(v. i.)
To be moved to and fro as a signal.
  

(v. i.)
The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
  

(v. i.)
Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
  

(v. i.)
An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.
  

(v. i.)
A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
  

(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.
  

(n.)
Woe.
  

<language, robotics> A robotics language.
["WAVE: A Model-Based Language for Manipulator Control", R.P. Paul, Ind Robot 4(1):10-17, 1979].
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A formation of forces, landing ships, craft, amphibious vehicles or aircraft, required to beach or land about the same time. Can be classified as to type, function or order as shown: a. assault wave; b. boat wave; c. helicopter wave; d. numbered wave; e. on-call wave; f. scheduled wave. 1/11/68

Formation composée de forces, bâtiments, engins de débarquement, véhicules amphibies ou aéronefs devant débarquer ou atterrir sur une plage presque au même moment. Elle peut être baptisée d'après son type, sa mission ou son numéro d'ordre: a. vague d'assaut; b. vague d'embarcations; c. vague d'hélicoptères; d. vague numérotée; e. vague sur demande; f. vague à l'horaire. 1/11/68