Meanings
adjectivewavelike (comparative more wavelike, superlative most wavelike)
comparative more wavelike · superlative most wavelike · alternative wave-like
- natural sciencesHaving some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
In 1923, the Prince de Broglie showed mathematically that particles, in turn, should exhibit wavelike properties, a prediction that led to the development of the field of wave mechanics.
1987 March 20, Thomas W. Ennis, “LOUIS DEBROGLIE, FRENCH PHYSICIST, WON '29 NOBEL FOR WAVE THEORY”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishwave
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishwavelike
Translations
Finnish aaltomainen
- aaltomainenhaving some properties or characteristics of a wave
French ondulatoire
- ondulatoirehaving some properties or characteristics of a wave
German wellenartig
- wellenartighaving some properties or characteristics of a wave
Hungarian hullámszerű
- hullámszerűhaving some properties or characteristics of a wave
Ukrainian хвилеподі́бний
- хвилеподі́бний (xvylepodíbnyj)having some properties or characteristics of a wave
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Cite this entry
APA
wavelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavelike
MLA
“wavelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavelike. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wavelike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavelike.
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