WAVES
WWII female sailors
Waves are disturbances that travel through a medium or space—ocean waves move through water, sound waves through air, light waves through electromagnetic fields.
The verb wave means to move something back and forth, typically the hand as a greeting or signal: She waved goodbye.
Hair can be wavy, falling in waves.
Figuratively, waves suggest successive surges: waves of immigrants, waves of nausea, a wave of enthusiasm.
To make waves is to cause disruption. (Capitalized WAVES was the U.S.
Navy's women's reserve in World War II.)
Rate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
hertz · sine · propagation · electromagnetic · sound · radio · light · infrared
Waves near shore
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- swellIncrease in size
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
- whitecapFoam-topped ocean wave
crest · trough · ripple · tsunami · roller · seafoam · shoreline · undertow
Graphed oscillation pattern
- soundwaveTraveling pressure disturbance
- analogComparable equivalent
- digitalOf discrete data
- samplingExtracting subset for study
compression · synthesis · modulation · distortion · reverb · echo · stereo · mono
Expression of welcome
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- handGrasping body part
- signalMessage-conveying cue
acknowledge · beckon · dismiss · flag · motion · salute · hello · palm
Spiral or loop form
- permChemical hair curling
- crimpPinch into folds
- textureSurface tactile quality
- stylingArranging for appearance
volume · body · bounce · beachy · tousled · finger · loose · soft
Sudden large arrival
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- rushQuick sudden movement
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- spikeSharp rise or point
tide · trend · momentum · movement · migration · popularity · enthusiasm · emotion
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
vibration · hertz · sine · propagation · electromagnetic · sound · radio · light · infrared · ultraviolet
surf
Waves near shore
whitecap · crest · trough · ripple · tsunami · roller · seafoam · shoreline · undertow · current
waveform
Graphed oscillation pattern
sampling · compression · synthesis · modulation · distortion · reverb · echo · stereo · mono · recording
greeting
Expression of welcome
signal · acknowledge · beckon · dismiss · flag · motion · salute · hello · palm · friendly
curl
Spiral or loop form
styling · volume · body · bounce · beachy · tousled · finger · loose · soft · natural
influx
Sudden large arrival
spike · tide · trend · momentum · movement · migration · popularity · enthusiasm · emotion · panic
undulating
Moving in waves
fabric · design · corrugated · zigzag · wavy · motif · textile · decorative · scallop · serpentine
WAVESstillness
Complete lack of motion
calm · stagnation · tranquility · motionlessness · immobility
WAVESdead calm
Complete absence of wind
flat water · calm seas · still water · glass · mill pond
WAVEScombat troops
infantry · ground forces · combat units · fighting men · combat arms
- tidal waveEnormous oceanic surge
- wave goodbyeGesture signaling departure
- heat waveExtended extreme warmth
- sound wavesPressure disturbances carrying noise
- waving goodbyeGesture of parting
- making wavesCausing noticeable disruption