wavelike
1
5.0
- adjective
- /ˈweɪvˌlaɪk/
- The wavelike facade of Alvar Aalto's Baker House at MIT is a theoretical allusion to the Charles.
- wavelike motion
Examples
-
While the black box is rectangular, measuring 11.4 x 4.9 x 2.2 inches, one corner on each end is higher than the other, creating a wavelike shape on the top.
Blog text (19) -
The sky extends before me on the horizon like an interminable strip of golden sand, caressed by wavelike clouds.
-
Part f of the figure shows multiple small domains of wavelike structures.
Academic text (1995) -
In fact, they felt they could show that no regular periodic wavelike solutions to the equations were possible.
Academic text (2005) -
OK, So we've established now the wavelike properties of radiation.
-
His muscles quivered in wavelike spasms down his sides.
Fiction book (1995) -
The wavelike structure of the cement-coated surface alludes to the flow of the Osun River.
Academic text (2009) -
See the facets of the amethyst play with the light, glittering when I move in the smooth wavelike motions of a snake.
Fiction book (1998) -
Similarly, in the hallways between galleries, there are rolling wavelike walls juxtaposed with mundane corporate-carpet flooring.
Academic text (2006) -
His muscles quivered in wavelike spasms down his sides.
Synonyms
24
1.3
Having soft, regular curves like small waves, not straight
2
3.2
With small, gentle waves on the surface, like water or cloth
1
8.7
Wavy shape or movement like waves
1
6.4
A line or surface that goes up and down in smooth curves
1
8.7
Having a smooth, wavy shape like gentle waves
Antonyms
How Wavy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wavelike is made from wave, meaning 'a moving rise of water', and the ending -like, meaning 'similar to', so it describes something that looks or moves like a wave, for example rolling grass or a dancer's flowing arms.