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wavelike

wavelike adjective: having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.

Adjective

wavelike (comparative more wavelike, superlative most wavelike)

  1. Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
    • In 1923, the Prince de Broglie showed mathematically that particles, in turn, should exhibit wavelike properties, a prediction that led to the development of the field of wave mechanics.1987 March 20, Thomas W. Ennis, “LOUIS DEBROGLIE, FRENCH PHYSICIST, WON '29 NOBEL FOR WAVE THEORY”, in The New York Times

Forms of wavelike

comparativemore wavelike
superlativemost wavelike
alternative formwave-like

Origin of wavelike

From wave + -like.

Questions about wavelike

What does wavelike mean?
Wavelike means having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
What part of speech is wavelike?
Wavelike is an adjective.

Words near wavelike in the dictionary

  1. wavelet matrix
  2. wavelet modulation
  3. wavelet series
  4. waveleted
  5. wavelets
  6. wavelike
  7. Wavell
  8. wavellite
  9. wavellites
  10. wavellitic
  11. wavemaker

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