"WAV" meaning in English

See WAV in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wæv/ [UK, US], /weɪv/ [UK, US]
Rhymes: -æv, -eɪv Head templates: {{en-prop}} WAV
  1. (file format) An audio file format.
    Sense id: en-WAV-en-name-ER0a5A4c Categories (other): File formats, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Transport Disambiguation of Transport: 0 0

Noun

IPA: /wæv/ [UK, US], /weɪv/ [UK, US] Forms: WAVs [plural]
Rhymes: -æv, -eɪv Head templates: {{en-noun}} WAV (plural WAVs)
  1. Initialism of wheelchair accessible vehicle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: wheelchair accessible vehicle
    Sense id: en-WAV-en-noun-dCvgIVnx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Transport Disambiguation of Transport: 0 0

Inflected forms

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