Engelsk navneord: wave | |||
1. | wave (om begivenhed) one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | moving ridge | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | motion, movement | ||
Mere specifikke termer | backwash, billow, breaker, breakers, comber, crestless wave, lift, riffle, ripple, rippling, rise, roll, roller, rolling wave, surf, surge, swash, swell, tidal wave, tidal wave, tsunami, wake, wavelet, white horse, whitecap | ||
2. | wave (om handling) a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A wave of settlers. Troops advancing in waves. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
3. | wave (om begivenhed) (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | undulation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | motion, movement | ||
Mere specifikke termer | acoustic wave, blast wave, flap, flapping, fluctuation, flutter, fluttering, gravitation wave, gravity wave, impulse, oscillation, pulsation, pulse, pulsing, seiche, shock wave, sine wave, sound wave, standing wave, stationary wave, traveling wave, travelling wave, vibration, wave form, wave shape, waveform | ||
Overordnet emneområde | natural philosophy, physics | ||
4. | wave (om begivenhed) something that rises rapidly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A wave of emotion swept over him. There was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed. A wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | rise | ||
5. | wave (om kommunikation) the act of signaling by a movement of the hand | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | wafture, waving | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | gesture, motion | ||
Mere specifikke termer | brandish, flourish | ||
6. | wave (i anatomi) a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle | ||
Mere specifikke termer | finger wave, perm, permanent, permanent wave | ||
7. | wave (om form) an undulating curve | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | undulation | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | curve, curved shape | ||
Mere specifikke termer | sine curve, sinusoid | ||
8. | wave (om fænomen) a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A heat wave. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cold wave, heat wave | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | wave front | ||
9. | Wave (om person) a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | adult female, reservist, woman | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: wave | |||
1. | wave (om kommunikation) signal with the hands or nod | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She waved to her friends. He waved his hand hospitably. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | beckon | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | gesticulate, gesture, motion | ||
2. | wave (om relation) move or swing back and forth | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She waved her gun. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | brandish, flourish | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | displace, move | ||
Mere specifikke termer | wigwag | ||
Kan forårsage | hold, take hold | ||
3. | wave (om bevægelse) move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The curtains undulated. The waves rolled towards the beach. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | flap, roll, undulate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | move | ||
Mere specifikke termer | luff | ||
4. | wave (om relation) twist or roll into coils or ringlets | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Curl my hair, please. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They wave their hair | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | curl | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | twist | ||
Mere specifikke termer | crape, crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up | ||
5. | wave (i anatomi) set waves in | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She asked the hairdresser to wave her hair. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They wave their hair | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set | ||
Mere specifikke termer | gauffer, goffer, marcel, perm | ||