1. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water).
Synonyms
- comber
- roller
- whitecap
- roll
- rolling wave
- movement
- surge
- motion
- white horse
- lift
- rippling
- wavelet
- ripple
- riffle
- wake
- surf
- backwash
- breaker
- tsunami
- billow
- swell
- swash
- crestless wave
- breakers
- moving ridge
- rise
Antonyms
- lower
- begin
- unfold
- anesthetize
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Electromagnetic Wave
- misbehave
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- aftershave
- mcclave
- kunaev
- enslave
- engrave
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- concave
- unfav
- lefave
- lafave
- forgave
- behave
- stave
- slave
- quave
- grave
- crave
- brave
- waive
- they've
- shave
- schave
- save
- rave
- pave
- nave
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Example sentences of the word electromagnetic-wave
1. Noun Phrase
This is essentially the same procedure scientists use when calculating the frequencies of electromagnetic waves and electrical impulses.
2. Noun Phrase
Atoms are formed by electromagnetic waves that have a specific frequency.
2. wave
verb. ['ˈweɪv'] signal with the hands or nod.
Synonyms
- motion
- gesture
- beckon
Antonyms
- disarrange
- deglycerolize
- pressurize
- depressurise
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.
Synonyms
- motion
- motility
- move
Antonyms
- opening
- retreat
- boo
- moving
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.
Synonyms
- blast wave
- traveling wave
- gravitation wave
- travelling wave
- oscillation
- movement
- motion
- pulsation
- acoustic wave
- sine wave
- flapping
- stationary wave
- fluctuation
- flutter
- impulse
- wave form
- fluttering
- pulsing
- sound wave
- gravity wave
- shock wave
- standing wave
- pulse
- vibration
- seiche
- wave shape
- undulation
- flap
Antonyms
- stay
- ebb
- deflate
- worsen
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. wave
verb. ['ˈweɪv'] move or swing back and forth.
Synonyms
- brandish
- take hold
- flourish
- displace
- move
- hold
Antonyms
- winterize
- summerize
- ascend
- rise
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. wave
verb. ['ˈweɪv'] move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.
Synonyms
- luff
- move
- flap
- roll
Antonyms
- unsettled
- unready
- disarranged
- soft
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] something that rises rapidly.
Antonyms
- cause to sleep
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] the act of signaling by a movement of the hand.
Synonyms
- flourish
- motion
- brandish
- waving
- gesture
Antonyms
- nonworker
- stay in place
- unwind
- uncoil
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. wave
noun. ['ˈweɪv'] a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair.
Synonyms
- hair style
- hairdo
- perm
- permanent wave
- coiffure
- coif
- finger wave
- permanent
Antonyms
- nonmoving
- regularity
- order
- adience
Etymology
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- wafian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. Wave
noun. 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.
Synonyms
- reservist
- woman
Antonyms
- juvenile
- male
- husband