wave

[weɪv]

to move or cause to move freely to and fro

the banner waved in the wind

to move the hand to and fro as a greeting

to signal or signify by or as if by waving something

to direct to move by or as if by waving something

he waved me on

to form or be formed into curves, undulations, etc

to give a wavy or watered appearance to (silk, etc)

to set waves in (the hair)

one of a sequence of ridges or undulations that moves across the surface of a body of a liquid, esp the sea: created by the wind or a moving object and gravity

any undulation on or at the edge of a surface reminiscent of such a wave

a wave across the field of corn

anything that suggests the movement of a wave, as by a sudden rise

a crime wave

a widespread movement that advances in a body

a wave of settlers swept into the country

the act or an instance of waving

an oscillation propagated through a medium or space such that energy is periodically interchanged between two kinds of disturbance. For example, an oscillating electric field generates a magnetic oscillation and vice versa, hence an electromagnetic wave is produced. Similarly a wave on a liquid comprises vertical and horizontal displacementsSee antinode See longitudinal wave See node See standing wave See transverse wave

a graphical representation of a wave obtained by plotting the magnitude of the disturbance against time at a particular point in the medium or space; waveform

a prolonged spell of some weather condition

a heat wave

an undulating curve or series of curves or loose curls in the hair

an undulating pattern or finish on a fabric

short for wave moth