Etymology : Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English wæfan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave
Pronunciation : wAv
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. swell, ridge; breaker, sea wave; flutter; gesticulation; slight curl (in hair); sudden intense rush of feeling; movement in a large group. flutter; make an up and down gesture with the hand; move in waves; have a wavy appearance; curl; be curled (hair). wave\wave\, v. t.
2. to move one way and the other; to brandish. "[?neas] waved his fatal sword.".
3. to raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to. horns whelked and waved like the enridged sea.
4. to move like a wave, or by floating; to waft. [obs.] t. browne.
5. to call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate. look, with what courteous action it waves you to a more removed ground. she spoke, and bowing waved dismissal.wave \wave\ (wāv), v. t. see:
waive. h. wotton. burke.wave \wave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. waved (wāvd); p. pr. & vb. n. waving.] [oe. waven, as. wafian to waver, to hesitate, to wonder; akin to w?fre wavering, restless, mhg. wabern to be in motion, icel. vafra to hover about; cf. icel. vāfa to vibrate. cf. waft, waver.].
6. to play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate. his purple robes waved careless to the winds. where the flags of three nations has successively waved.
7. to be moved to and fro as a signal. jonson.
8. to fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate. [obs.] he waved indifferently 'twixt doing them neither good nor harm.wave \wave\, n. [from wave, v.; not the same word as oe. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to e. wag to move. ?136. see:
wave, v. i.].
9. an advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation. the wave behind impels the wave before.
10. (physics) a vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. see:
undulation.
11. water; a body of water. [poetic] "deep drank lord marmion of the wave." w. scott. build a ship to save thee from the flood, i 'll furnish thee with fresh wave, bread, and wine.
12. unevenness; inequality of surface. i. newton.
13. a waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
14. the undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
15. fig.: a swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.wave front (physics), the surface of initial displacement of the particles in a medium, as a wave of vibration advances.wave length (physics), the space, reckoned in the direction of propagation, occupied by a complete wave or undulation, as of light, sound, etc.; the distance from a point or phase in a wave to the nearest point at which the same phase occurs.wave line (shipbuilding), a line of a vessel's hull, shaped in accordance with the wave-line system.
16. See Waive.
17. To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
18. To be moved to and fro as a signal.
19. To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
20. To move one way and the other; to brandish.
21. To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form a surface to.
22. To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
23. To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
24. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation.
25. A vibration propagated from particle to particle through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation.
26. See Undulation.
27. Water; a body of water.
28. Unevenness; inequality of surface.
29. A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the hand, a flag, etc.
30. The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered, or calendered, or on damask steel.
31. Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
32. Something resembling or likened to a water wave, as in rising unusually high, in being of unusual extent, or in progressive motion; a swelling or excitement, as of feeling or energy; a tide; flood; period of intensity, usual activity, or the like; as, a wave of enthusiasm. a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves" a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair the act of signaling by a movement of the hand a movement up and down or back and forth one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right" a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition an undulating curve set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair".
33. 1. 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. He waved at the waiter, who rushed to the table He grinned, waved, and said, `Hi!' Elaine turned and waved her hand lazily and left. Wave is also a noun. Steve stopped him with a wave of the hand Paddy spotted Mary Ann and gave her a cheery wave.
34. If you wave someone away or wave them on, you make a movement with your hand to indicate that they should move in a particular direction. Leshka waved him away with a show of irritation.
35. If you wave something, you hold it up and move it rapidly from side to side. Hospital staff were outside to welcome him, waving flags and applauding She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about. + -waving -waving Hundreds of banner-waving demonstrators took to the streets. a flag-waving crowd. + -waving -waving There will be marching bands and plenty of flag-waving.
36. If something waves, it moves gently from side to side or up and down. grass and flowers waving in the wind. = sway.
37. A wave is a raised mass of water on the surface of water, especially the sea, which is caused by the wind or by tides making the surface of the water rise and fall. the sound of the waves breaking on the shore.
38. If someone's hair has waves, it curves slightly instead of being straight.
39. A wave is a sudden increase in heat or energy that spreads out from an earthquake or explosion. The shock waves of the earthquake were felt in Teheran.
40. Waves are the form in which things such as sound, light, and radio signals travel. Sound waves, light waves, and radio waves have a certain frequency, or number of waves per second.
41. If you refer to a wave of a particular feeling, you mean that it increases quickly and becomes very intense, and then often decreases again. She felt a wave of panic, but forced herself to leave the room calmly.
42. A wave is a sudden increase in a particular activity or type of behaviour, especially an undesirable or unpleasant one. the current wave of violence. an even newer crime wave. see also:
long wave, medium wave, Mexican wave, new wave, short-wave, tidal wave. A member of the women's reserve of the U.S. Navy, organized during World War II, but now no longer a separate branch. a woman who is a member of a US navy volunteer group. Propagation of disturbances from place to place in a regular and organized way. Most familiar are surface waves that travel on water, but sound, light, and the motion of subatomic particles all exhibit wavelike properties. In the simplest waves, the disturbance oscillates periodically (see:
periodic motion) with a fixed frequency and wavelength. Mechanical waves, such as sound, require a medium through which to travel, while electromagnetic waves (see:
electromagnetic radiation) do not require a medium and can be propagated through a vacuum. Propagation of a wave through a medium depends on the medium's properties. See also seismic wave. 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 are fairly regular, with an identifiable wavelength between adjacent crests and with a definite frequency of oscillation. Waves result when a generating force (usually the wind) displaces surface water and a restoring force returns it to its undisturbed position. Surface tension alone is the restoring force for small waves. For large waves, gravity is more important. tidal wave seismic sea wave New Wave radio wave seismic wave wave front wave function wave cut platform wave particle duality.
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