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brainwave

brainwave noun: any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram.

Noun

brainwave (plural brainwaves)

  1. Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram.
  2. A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm.

brainwave meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

brainwave in Tamil

மூளை மின்னலை

brainwave in Tagalog

any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain
liboy ng utak

Forms of brainwave

pluralbrainwaves
alternative formbrain wave

Origin of brainwave

From brain + wave.

Words formed from brainwave

Questions about brainwave

What does brainwave mean?
Brainwave means any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram.
What is brainwave in Tamil?
Brainwave in Tamil is மூளை மின்னலை. See Brainwave meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brainwave?
Brainwave is a noun.
What is the plural of brainwave?
The plural of brainwave is brainwaves.

Words near brainwave in the dictionary

  1. brainwashers
  2. brainwashes
  3. brainwashing
  4. brainwashings
  5. brainwashy
  6. brainwave
  7. brainwave fingerprinting
  8. brainwaves
  9. brainweird
  10. brainwide
  11. brainwipe

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brainwave (page history and authors); brainwave (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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