significant wave height

noun

A standardized measure of trough-to-crest wave height calculated for the needs of seafarers; exact mathematical definition has varied over time and currently it is defined as four times the standard deviation of the surface elevation.

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Meanings

nounsignificant wave height (plural significant wave heights)

plural significant wave heights

  1. oceanographicsnauticalA standardized measure of trough-to-crest wave height calculated for the needs of seafarers; exact mathematical definition has varied over time and currently it is defined as four times the standard deviation of the surface elevation.

Translations

Finnish merkitsevä aallonkorkeus
  • merkitsevä aallonkorkeusmeasure of wave height
Norwegian Bokmål signifikant bølgehøyde
  • signifikant bølgehøydemeasure of wave height
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