Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wavetable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: wavetable
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection of many single-cycle waveforms with subtly changing harmonic contents, sometimes based on a sample of a real musical instrument, used in sound synthesis.

Etymology

From wave + table, from waveform.

Inflected Forms

wavetables (plural)

Questions

What does wavetable mean?: A collection of many single-cycle waveforms with subtly changing harmonic contents, sometimes based on a sample of a real musical instrument, used in sound synthesis.
Where does wavetable come from?: From wave + table, from waveform.

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