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wavebreaking

wavebreaking noun: the process in which the amplitude of a wave increases to such an extent that turbulence occurs.

Noun

wavebreaking (uncountable)

  1. The process in which the amplitude of a wave increases to such an extent that turbulence occurs
    • Parameter scans show the marked difference in behaviour compared to below wavebreaking, where longer, more energetic pulses lead to improved efficiencies.2015, John P. Farmer, Alexander Pukhov, “Raman amplification in the broken-wave regime”, in arXiv

Questions about wavebreaking

What does wavebreaking mean?
Wavebreaking means the process in which the amplitude of a wave increases to such an extent that turbulence occurs.
What part of speech is wavebreaking?
Wavebreaking is a noun.

Words near wavebreaking in the dictionary

  1. wavebands
  2. wavebase
  3. waveblock
  4. waveblocks
  5. wavebreak
  6. wavebreaking
  7. wavebreaks
  8. wavecut
  9. waved
  10. waved aside
  11. waved away

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