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  • 11wave — ► VERB 1) move one s hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal. 2) move (one s hand or arm, or something held in one s hand) to and fro. 3) move to and fro with a swaying motion while remaining fixed to one point. 4) style (hair) so that it… …

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  • 12Wave shoaling — In fluid dynamics, wave shoaling is the phenomenon that surface waves on a water layer of decreasing depth change their wave height (which is about twice the amplitude). It is caused by the fact that the group velocity, which is also the wave… …

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  • 13wave —   1. Ocean. Nalu, nanu, ale. See surf, swell2, tidal wave.     High waves, kai pi i, eaea, huia, nalu pū kī.     Breaking wave, nalu ha i, kai po i; papākolea (rare).     Receding wave, kai emi, kai he e, nalu miki.     Long wave, nalu kua loloa …

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  • 14Wave equation — Not to be confused with Wave function. The wave equation is an important second order linear partial differential equation for the description of waves – as they occur in physics – such as sound waves, light waves and water waves. It arises in… …

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  • 15wave — wave1 W2S3 [weıv] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sea)¦ 2¦(increase)¦ 3¦(people and things)¦ 4¦(light and sound)¦ 5¦(signal)¦ 6 7¦(hair)¦ 8 make waves 9 new wave 10 11 …

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  • 16Breaking character — A breaking character may also refer to a line breaking character or other character that allows word wrap. Breaking character, to break character , is a theatrical term used to describe when an actor, while actively performing in character, slips …

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  • 17Wave — /wayv/, n. a member of the Waves. Also, WAVE. [1942; see WAVES] * * * I In oceanography, a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, normally having a forward motion distinct from the motions of the particles that compose it. Ocean waves… …

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  • 18wave — [[t]we͟ɪv[/t]] ♦♦ waves, waving, waved 1) VERB If you wave or wave your hand, you move your hand from side to side in the air, usually in order to say hello or goodbye to someone. [V to/at n] Jessica caught sight of Lois and waved to her... [V… …

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  • 19wave — 1 /weIv/ noun 1 ON THE SEA (C) a line of raised water that moves across the surface of the sea: Dee watched the waves breaking on the rocks. 2 OF YOUR HAND (countable usually singular) a movement of your hand or arm from side to side 3 OF… …

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  • 20wave — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting or as a signal (waved to me across the street). b tr. move (a hand etc.) in this way. 2 a intr. show a sinuous or sweeping motion as of a flag, tree, or a cornfield… …

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