Wavelike

fh-2b#ml-6d#og-1#py-7#at-8#zo-6c(1)#bi-6c#eo-6c(2)#pi-6c(1) 2wavefunction: noun date: 1526 1 a : a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea) b : open water2 a : a shape or outline having successive curves b : a waviness of the hair c : an undulating line or streak or a pattern formed by such lines3 : something that swells and dies away: as a : a surge of sensation or emotion lt;a wave of anger swept over hergt; b : a movement sweeping large numbers in a common direction lt;waves of protestgt; c : a peak or climax of activity lt;a wave of buyinggt; 4 : a sweep of hand or arm or of some object held in the hand used as a signal or greeting5 : a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the air6 : a movement like that of an ocean wave: as a : a surging movement of a group lt;a big new wave of women politiciansgt; b : one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a region c (1) : a moving group of animals of one kind (2) : a sudden rapid increase in a population d : a line of attacking or advancing troops or airplanes e : a display of people in a large crowd (as at a sports event) successively rising, lifting their arms overhead, and quickly sitting so as to form a swell moving through the crowd 7 a : a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature b : one complete cycle of such a disturbance8 : a marked change in temperature : a period of hot or cold weather9 : an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation of an action— wave;less adjective — wave;less;ly adverb — wave;like adjective