waveform

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noun

The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.

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wave formwave shape
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Meanings

nounwaveform (plural waveforms)

plural waveforms

  1. mathematicsThe shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
  2. engineeringThe 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time

Similar
wave formwave shape
Broader
waveundulation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wave + form.

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Translations

Arabic شَكْل مَوْجِيّ
  • شَكْل مَوْجِيّ (šakl mawjiyy)physics
Chinese Mandarin 波形
  • 波形 (bōxíng)physics
Finnish aaltomuoto, aaltomuoto
  • aaltomuotomathematics
  • aaltomuotophysics
German Wellenform
  • Wellenformphysics
Greek κυματομορφή
  • κυματομορφή (kymatomorfí)physics
Indonesian bentuk gelombang
  • bentuk gelombangphysics
Malay bentuk gelombang
  • bentuk gelombangphysics
Norwegian bølgeform
  • bølgeformphysics
Polish kształt fali, kształt fali
  • kształt falimathematics
  • kształt faliphysics
Spanish forma de onda
  • forma de ondamathematics
Swedish vågform, vågform
  • vågformmathematics
  • vågformphysics
Thai รูปคลื่น
  • รูปคลื่น (rûup-klʉ̂ʉn)physics
Turkish dalga biçimi, dalga formu
  • dalga biçimiphysics
  • dalga formuphysics
  • dalga şekliphysics
Cite this entry
APA

waveform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveform

MLA

“waveform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waveform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveform.

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