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wave·form
(wāv′fôrm′)n.
The mathematical representation of a wave, especially a graph obtained by plotting a characteristic of the wave against time.
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waveform
(ˈweɪvˌfɔːm)n
(General Physics) physics the shape of the graph of a wave or oscillation obtained by plotting the value of some changing quantity against time
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wave•form
(ˈweɪvˌfɔrm)n.
the shape of a wave, usu. represented as a graph of the instantaneous values of a periodic quantity as a function of time.
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| Noun | 1. | waveform - the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
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