- water wave
- wa′ter wave`n.clo a wave combed or pressed into wet hair and then dried•Etymology: 1550–60 wa′ter-wave`, v.t. -waved, -wav•ing.
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water wave
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water wave — noun 1. : a gravity wave on water 2. : a method or style of setting hair by dampening with water and forming into waves * * * 1. a wave on the surface of a body of water. 2. a wave combed or pressed into wet hair and then dried. [1550 60] * * *… … Useful english dictionary
water-wave — /ˈwɔtə weɪv/ (say wawtuh wayv) noun 1. a wave on the surface of a body of water. 2. a wave set into lotioned hair with combs and then allowed to dry by the application of heat from a drier. –verb (t) (water waved, water waving) 3. to set (hair)… …
water-wave — /waw teuhr wayv , wot euhr /, v.t., water waved, water waving. to set (hair) in a water wave. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
water-wave — /waw teuhr wayv , wot euhr /, v.t., water waved, water waving. to set (hair) in a water wave. [1880 85, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
water wave — vandens banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. water wave vok. Wasserwelle, f rus. водная волна, f; водяная волна, f pranc. onde d’eau, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
water wave — 1. a wave on the surface of a body of water. 2. a wave combed or pressed into wet hair and then dried. [1550 60] * * * … Universalium
Wave — Wave, n. [From {Wave}, v.; not the same word as OE. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to E. wag to move. [root]138. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wave front — Wave Wave, n. [From {Wave}, v.; not the same word as OE. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to E. wag to move. [root]138. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wave length — Wave Wave, n. [From {Wave}, v.; not the same word as OE. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to E. wag to move. [root]138. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wave line — Wave Wave, n. [From {Wave}, v.; not the same word as OE. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to E. wag to move. [root]138. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
