wave shape

/weɪv ʃeɪp/
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Other forms: wave shapes

Definitions of wave shape
  1. noun
    the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time
    synonyms: wave form, waveform
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    type of:
    undulation, wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
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