Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wave theory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables: wave the-o-ry
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of wave model (“a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin”).

Etymology

Calque of German Wellentheorie.

Inflected Forms

the wave theory (canonical)

Synonyms

wave model undulatory theory wave theory of light

Questions

What does wave theory mean?: Synonym of wave model (“a model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin”).
Where does wave theory come from?: Calque of German Wellentheorie.

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