Waveform
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Waveform is a noun meaning (mathematics) The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
Meaning
(mathematics) The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
More Meanings
- (physics, engineering) The 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.
Word Forms
- waveforms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wavelength, groundswell, tide, barrage, curve, outpouring.
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