"brainwave" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-brainwave.wav Forms: brainwaves [plural]
Etymology: From brain + wave. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brain|wave}} brain + wave Head templates: {{en-noun}} brainwave (plural brainwaves)
  1. Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram Translations (any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain): 腦波 (Chinese Mandarin), 脑波 (nǎobō) (Chinese Mandarin), aivoaalto (Finnish), onde cérébrale [feminine] (French), Gehirnwelle [feminine] (German), Gehirnstrom [masculine] (German), agyhullám (Hungarian), 脳波 (nōha) (alt: のうは) (Japanese), liboy ng utak (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-brainwave-en-noun-2c2PvuBM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain': 96 4
  2. A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm. Translations (sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration): 靈光一閃 (Chinese Mandarin), 灵光一闪 (língguāngyīshǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), älynväläys (Finnish), éclair de génie (French), Gedankenblitz [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-brainwave-en-noun-en:inspiration Disambiguation of 'sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brain wave Derived forms: brainwave fingerprinting

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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