Speakur

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wavelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
wave-like
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English wave Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English wavelike From wave + -like.

Inflected Forms

more wavelike (comparative) most wavelike (superlative) wave-like (alternative)

Phrases

wave-particle duality

Frequently Paired Words

wave-particle duality

Synonyms

crinkled crinkly rippled wavy

Questions

What does wavelike mean?
Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
Where does wavelike come from?
Etymology tree English wave Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English wavelike From wave + -like.

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