"cold wave" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cold waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cold wave (countable and uncountable, plural cold waves)
  1. A short period of very cold weather. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Temperature, Weather Synonyms: cold snap, cold spell
    Sense id: en-cold_wave-en-noun-i1v4ahVS Disambiguation of Temperature: 67 24 9 Disambiguation of Weather: 68 23 8
  2. A permanent wave in the hair set by special solutions without the aid of any heating machine. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations: 寒流 (hánliú) (Chinese Mandarin), koudegolf [masculine] (Dutch), kylmäaalto (Finnish), vague de froid (French), ტემპერატურის ვარდნა (ṭemṗeraṭuris vardna) (Georgian), უეცარი აციება (uecari acieba) (Georgian), Kältewelle [feminine] (German), hideghullám (Hungarian), kuldabylgja [feminine] (Icelandic), 寒波 (kanpa) (alt: かんぱ) (Japanese), ola de frío (Spanish), köldvåg [common-gender] (Swedish), sóng lạnh (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-cold_wave-en-noun-bd~MNRft Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 60 19
  3. (uncountable, music) Alternative spelling of coldwave (“European post-punk music sub-genre”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: coldwave (extra: European post-punk music sub-genre) Categories (topical): Musical genres
    Sense id: en-cold_wave-en-noun-htxf2IP7 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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