x-wave

Definition of x-wave in English English dictionary
Alfvén wave: A hydromagnetic shear wave in a charged plasma
Elliott wave: A wave pattern used in some forms of technical analysis of securities prices
Korean wave: The popularity of South Korean popular culture in other Asian countries
Love wave: A seismic surface shock wave, which is also known as a Q-wave, with a lateral horizontal movement perpendicular to the direction of propagation
Mexican wave: A phenomenon that primarily occurs at sports events, where the members of the crowd stand up and/or raise their hands in turn, creating the illusion of a wave passing through the crowd
A Mexican wave travels around a stadium very much more rapidly than a person could.
Mexican wave: To perform a Mexican wave
New Wave: Any of several movements in music film which are or were considered cutting edge
P-wave: An elastic, compressional wave, such as that produced by an earthquake. Movement is longitudinal
Q-wave: A seismic surface shock wave, which is also known as a Love wave, with a lateral horizontal movement perpendicular to the direction of propagation
S wave: shear wave
S-wave: A transverse, shear wave, such as that produced by an earthquake. Movement is transverse to the direction of propagation and is a body wave
Schrödinger wave function: A function which is a solution of Schrödinger's wave equation; the psi function
Schrödinger's wave equation: A three-dimensional partial differential equation which determines the evolution of a quantum mechanical wave function
T-wave: Electromagnetic waves with frequencies intermediate between, and sharing properties of both, short radio waves and long IR optical waves. This region is defined variously as between 0.1 - 10 THz, 0.3-3 THz or 0.3-30 THZ
Proceedings of the IEEE, Volume 95, Number 8, August 2007, Special issue: T-Ray Imaging, Sensing, & Retection.
alpha wave: An electrical signal produced by the brain while the subject is relaxed
beta wave: An electrical signal produced by the brain while the subject mentally active
body wave: A seismic wave that travels through the earth's interior rather than over the surface. P-waves and S-waves are examples of body waves
brain wave: A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm
brain wave: Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram
carrier wave: An electromagnetic wave that can be modulated, either in frequency, amplitude or phase, to transmit speech, music, images, or other signals
cold wave: A short period of very cold weather; a cold snap
cold wave: A permanent wave in the hair set by special solutions without the aid of any heating machine
compression wave: Any wave that is propagated by the compression of a fluid; examples include sound
electromagnetic wave: electromagnetic radiation, such as light and radio waves
electron wave function: A function of the position and spin of an electron; related to the probability of finding the electron in a specified position
fixed wave: A standing wave, or stationary wave
gravitational wave: A postulated fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
green wave: A purposefully designed timing of a series of traffic lights to produce a green light for cars travelling at the correct speed as they arrive at the lights
heat wave: A period of exceptionally hot weather
that she certainly can, can-can! — Marilyn Monroe, There's No Business Like Show Business.
high frequency gravitational wave: Alternative spelling of high-frequency gravitational wave
high-frequency gravitational wave: gravitational radiation, in the megahertz to gigahertz region, which is proposed to have been produced by the Big Bang or by the collision of massive astronomical objects or artificially in the laboratory. Gravitational waves having frequencies higher than 100 kHz
hot wave: a heat wave
hybrid wave function: An approximation to a wave function made by taking a linear combination of simpler functions
marcel wave: A deep artificial wave in the hair produced by heated curling tongs
References: OED, 2nd edition.
new wave: A pop and rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s, incorporating punk beats and synthesized sounds
new wave: Representing the latest and most advanced style; trendy; faddish
new-wave: Innovative and ground-breaking
new-wave: Of or pertaining to the New Wave
no wave: A broad musical and artistic movement originating in the mid-1970s in New York City, typified by experimentation and performance art
permanent wave: A wave in a moving fluid that does not change shape or position relative to the fluid
permanent wave: A series of waves in the hair produced by means of chemical substances and heat; a perm
quarter-wave plate: a sheet of birefringent material whose thickness is such that the light associated with the larger refractive index is retarded in phase by 90° with respect of that associated with the smaller refractive index; used to convert linearly polarized light into circularly polarized light
radio wave: electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about .5 centimeters and 30,000 meters; used for the broadcasting of radio and television signals
ride the wave: To take advantage of a profitable period
rogue wave: A freak, large wave
seismic wave: Any of several forms of vibrational waves that travel through the Earth as the result of an earthquake or underground explosion
shear wave: A wave that changes the medium through which it travels to change its shape but not its volume or density
shoaling wave: A wave that is shoaling, and shallow when it hits land
shock wave: A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound
shock wave: Any violent disturbance
sine wave: A waveform described by the sine function possibly shifted by some phase
sound wave: the longitudinal wave of pressure that is transmitted through any plastic material; audible sound
space wave: The component of an electromagnetic wave (especially a radio wave) that travels directly from transmitter to receiver without being reflected
spin wave: a wave, propagated through a crystal lattice as a result of changes in the spin angular momentum of electrons in the lattice
spin-density wave: The low-energy, ground state of a metal in which densities of the electron spins and charges follow a regular spatial distribution
square wave: A nonsinusoidal waveform, commonly encountered in electronics and signal processing, that alternates regularly and instantaneously between two levels
standing wave: A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument
stationary wave: A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument
submillimeter wave radiation: terahertz radiation
submillimeter wave radiation: Electromagnetic waves with a wavelength less than one millimeter (the band begins at about 0.3 THz). A term often used by radio astronomers
submillimeter wave radiation: Electromagnetic waves roughly in the band less than 1 millimeter in wavelength, used as a synonym for T-ray or T-wave
theta wave: A type of electrical activity in the brain; brain waves with a frequency of 4-8 hertz
tidal wave: A crest of ocean water; a wave
tidal wave: A sudden and powerful surge
But this is no stream, folks. This will be a tidal wave that can swamp our democracy.
tidal wave: A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)
tidal wave: A crest of ocean water resulting from tidal forces
tidal wave: A large and sudden rise and fall in the tide
transverse wave: Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel
travelling wave: a wave in which the vibration is in the direction of propagation; a longitudinal wave
travelling wave: a wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely
travelling wave tube: An electron tube in which high-energy microwaves are produced by transferring energy from electrons
wave: A sudden unusually large amount of something that is temporarily experienced
A wave of emotion overcame her when she thought about her son who was killed in battle.
wave: A shape which alternatingly curves in opposite directions
sine wave.
wave: To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement
wave: A motion of a crowd caused by its members' successively putting their arms in the air, so that those in one part of the crowd do so immediately after their immediate neighbors on one side, and the crowd looks as though a disturbance is going through it
wave: To try, in public, to attract people into a business establishment
wave: To move back and forth repeatedly
The flag waved in the gentle breeze.
wave: Obsolete spelling of waive
wave: To produce waves to the hair
wave: To have an undulating or wavy form
wave: To wave one’s hand in greeting or departure
I waved goodbye from across the room.
wave: A moving disturbance in the level of a body of water; undulation
The wave traveled from the center of the lake before breaking on the shore.
wave: To swing and miss at a pitch
Jones waves at strike one.
wave: To cause to move back and forth repeatedly
The starter waved the flag to begin the race.
wave: A sideway movement of the hand(s)
With a wave of the hand.
wave: A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field
Gravity waves, while predicted by theory for decades, have been notoriously difficult to detect.
wave away: To reject or dismiss with a hand gesture
wave down: To cause (a moving vehicle) to stop by using an arm gesture
wave field synthesis: The use of mathematics, and a large number of loudspeakers to accurately reproduce a given field of sound
wave mechanics: The mathematical basis for quantum mechanics in which light and subatomic particles have the characteristics of both waves and particles
wave number: The number of waves per unit length; the reciprocal of wavelength
wave off: To say goodbye to someone with a wave (hand gesture)
wave packet: a collection of waves, travelling together
wave packet: a probability wave
wave packets: plural form of wave packet
wave shoaling: The effect on a wave, in a body of water, of increasing wave height with decreasing water depth. Particularly noticeable at the sea shore
wave ski: Short water craft seating one rider, propelled by a two-ended paddle, designed for surfing waves
wave train: A regular sequence of wave pulses
wave vector: A vector whose direction is that of the direction of propagation of a wave, and whose magnitude is inversely proportional to its wavelength
wave-particle duality: The concept applying to all matter and radiation, but most evident in light and particles such as the electron, that properties of waves and of particles are exhibited simultaneously
new wave: an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s
gravitational wave: In physics, gravitational waves are ripples in the curvature of spacetime that propagate as a wave, travelling outward from the source
wave swinger: The swing ride or chair swing ride (sometimes called a swing carousel, wave swinger, yo-yo, Chair-O-Planes or swinger) is a fairground ride that is a variation on the carousel in which the chairs are suspended from the rotating top of the carousel. On some versions, particularly on the Wave Swingers, the rotating top of the carousel also tilts for additional variations of motion
wave: {v} to play loosely, float, beckon, put off
wave: {n} a billow at sea inequality, hollow
marine wave: Tsunami, a great sea wave produced especially by submarine earth movement or volcanic eruption
t wave: (Tıp, İlaç) The deflection of the normal electrocardiogram following the QRS complex; it represents repolarization or recovery of the ventricles
wave vector: A wave vector (also spelled wavevector) is a vector which helps describe a wave. Like any vector, it has a magnitude and direction, both of which are important: Its magnitude is either the wavenumber or angular wavenumber of the wave (inversely proportional to the wavelength), and its direction is the direction of wave propagation