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beta wave

beta wave noun: an electrical signal produced by the brain while the subject mentally active.

Noun

beta wave (plural beta waves)

  1. An electrical signal produced by the brain while the subject mentally active.
    • Doctor Chakwas: Physically, you're fine. But I detected some unusual brain activity, abnormal beta waves.
      Doctor Chakwas: I also noticed an increase in your rapid eye movement, signs typically associated with intense dreaming.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Med Bay, SSV Normandy (Prologue: Find the Beacon)

Forms of beta wave

pluralbeta waves

Questions about beta wave

What does beta wave mean?
Beta wave means an electrical signal produced by the brain while the subject mentally active.
What part of speech is beta wave?
Beta wave is a noun.
What is the plural of beta wave?
The plural of beta wave is beta waves.

Words near beta wave in the dictionary

  1. beta tests
  2. Beta Ursae Majoris
  3. Beta variant
  4. beta version
  5. beta versions
  6. beta wave
  7. beta waves
  8. beta-amino acid
  9. beta-amino acids
  10. beta-antithrombin
  11. beta-beam

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