"waveform" meaning in English

See waveform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: waveforms [plural]
Etymology: From wave + form. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wave|form}} wave + form Head templates: {{en-noun}} waveform (plural waveforms)
  1. (mathematics) The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable. Categories (topical): Curves, Functions, Mathematics, Trigonometric functions Translations (mathematics): aaltomuoto (Finnish), vågform [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-waveform-en-noun-ZFxscWXu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 80 20 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics': 74 26
  2. (physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time. Categories (topical): Engineering, Physics Translations (physics): شَكْل مَوْجِيّ (šakl mawjiyy) (Arabic), ալիքի ձեւ (alikʻi jew) (Armenian), aaltomuoto (Finnish), Wellenform [feminine] (German), κυματομορφή (kymatomorfí) [feminine] (Greek), bentuk gelombang (Indonesian), bentuk gelombang (Malay), bølgeform [masculine] (Norwegian), vågform [common-gender] (Swedish), รูปคลื่น (rûup-klʉ̂ʉn) (Thai), dalga biçimi (Turkish), dalga formu (Turkish), dalga şekli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-waveform-en-noun-Rt3dk10G Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physics': 15 85

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