superwave
/suːpəɹˈweɪv/
superwave noun: a particularly large or intense wave.
Noun
superwave (plural superwaves)
- A particularly large or intense wave.
- The "superwave" listed in the table developed during the latter storm.1972, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) for the North Pacific Ocean, Issue 152, page 83
- These superwaves are produced continuously in every piece of matter in the universe — in the planets, the stars, and even in the voids between — and every tiny particle - event taking place at any point in the cosmos makes itself known instantly at each and every other point.1981, James P. Hogan, The Genesis Machine, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 175
Forms of superwave
| plural | superwaves |
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Origin of superwave
From super- + wave.
Questions about superwave
- What does superwave mean?
- Superwave means a particularly large or intense wave.
- What part of speech is superwave?
- Superwave is a noun.
- How do you pronounce superwave?
- Superwave is pronounced /suːpəɹˈweɪv/.
- What is the plural of superwave?
- The plural of superwave is superwaves.
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