Wave
- noun
- /weɪv/
- Archaic
- With men fighting overseas, American women became Rosies, WAVES, and heroes on the home front.
Examples
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Beginning around 6200 B.C., a wave of pioneers from the Middle East settled in southeastern Europe.
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The WAVE program provided opportunities for women to serve in various naval roles.
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During World War II, many women joined the WAVE to support the Navy's efforts.
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Enlisting in the WAVE was a proud moment for those women who wanted to help the war effort.
Synonyms
A woman who works in the military at sea
Idioms
Compounds
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A sudden strong wave of air and energy that moves away from an explosion or impact
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A pattern of vibrations that moves through air, water, or solids and carries sound
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Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
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A ripple in space and time made by very strong events like colliding black holes
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A wave of energy made of changing electric and magnetic fields that travels at the speed of light
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A radio wave that travels long distances and carries international broadcasts
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A slow, low energy brain rhythm that appears when a person is awake but relaxed or drowsy
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A brain rhythm you have when you are awake and relaxed, often when you close your eyes or meditate
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A wave in space that makes space and time stretch when very heavy things move, like two black holes colliding
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A single wave that keeps its shape while moving at steady speed in some materials
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A type of radio signal with waves longer than one kilometre used for long distance broadcasting
A movement in 1950s and 1960s French films that used new ways of telling stories and showing images
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A surface that joins points a wave reaches at the same time, like light or sound
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A wave pattern with some points that stay still while parts between them move up and down
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A wave that carries sound through air, water, or a solid by vibrations
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A math rule in quantum physics that shows how likely a particle is to be in a certain place
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An equation that shows how waves such as light and sound move through space and materials
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A part of physics that explains atoms and very small particles as waves
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A wave that moves through something and carries energy along its path
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A physics idea that light and matter act like waves and particles when you look at them
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A radio band used for AM broadcasts with long waves that travel far at night
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The direction from which ocean waves approach the shore, measured from the shoreline
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A scientific idea that light moves as waves and makes bright and dark patterns
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An equation that shows how tiny particles behave over time
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A device that changes electricity that goes back and forth into a steady positive flow
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An old name for a radio wave made by fast changes in an electric circuit
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A radio wave that travels along the Earth's surface and follows its curve
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A pattern where some points stay still and others vibrate strongly on a string or in air
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A single wave that travels long distances without changing shape or losing energy
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A radio wave sent into the sky that bounces off the ionosphere back to Earth
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A moving pattern of brain activity that travels across different areas
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A radio wave that bounces off the high air layer or a satellite back to the ground to travel far
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The direction at which a radio signal comes to or leaves an antenna array, measured from the antenna's axis
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wave in this sense comes from the U.S. Navy name WAVES, made from the first letters of 'Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service'. It was used in World War II for women who joined the navy, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a 'wave' of women stepping forward to serve.