Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waveform

/wˈeɪvfˌɔɹm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: wave-form
IPA: /wˈeɪvfˌɔɹm/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.

noun

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.

Etymology

From wave + form.

Inflected Forms

waveforms (plural)

Derived Forms

multiwaveform nonwaveform

Synonyms

wave form wave shape

Questions

How do you pronounce waveform?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈeɪvfˌɔɹm/.
What does waveform mean?: The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
Where does waveform come from?: From wave + form.

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