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  • 41WAVE — WAVEform audio format Waveform Extension de fichier .wav Type MIME audio/wav audio/wave Développé par Microsoft IBM Type de format fichier audio Extension du …

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  • 42wave — verb 1》 move one s hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal.     ↘move (one s hand or arm, or something held in one s hand) to and fro.     ↘(wave someone/thing down) wave one s hand to stop a driver or vehicle.     ↘(wave something aside)… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 43wave — I. verb (waved; waving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English wæfan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to motion with the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 44wave — English has two words wave, distinct in origin, which have grown to resemble each other over the centuries. The verb, ‘move to and fro’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *wab , which also produced English waver [14] (borrowed from… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 45wave — 1. verb 1) he waved his flag in triumph Syn: brandish, shake, swish, move to and fro, move up and down, wag, sweep, swing, flourish, wield; flick, flutter 2) the grass waved in the breeze Syn …

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  • 46wave — English has two words wave, distinct in origin, which have grown to resemble each other over the centuries. The verb, ‘move to and fro’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *wab , which also produced English waver [14] (borrowed from… …

    Word origins

  • 47Wave — A pattern of behavior marked by noticeable increases and decreases. Waves can be identified in stock price movements and in consumer behavior. Investors trying to profit from a market trend could be described as riding a wave . A large, strong… …

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  • 48wave — 01. The [waves] crashed against the rocks. 02. He [waved] his hand good bye as the train left the station. 03. The policeman [waved] them on when they slowed to see what had happened. 04. People were jumping up and down, and [waving] flags as the …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 49wave —    or wavelength    a unit of relative distance equal to the length of a wave: this could be a light wave, a radio wave, or even an ordinary water wave. In communications engineering, the length of an antenna is often stated in waves. In optics,… …

    Dictionary of units of measurement

  • 50wave — See full wave rectifier half wave rectifier pressure wave supercharger pressure wave …

    Dictionary of automotive terms