(mathematics, engineering) A function or waveform that alternately ramps linearly upwards and then downwards.

(mathematics, engineering) A function or waveform that repeatedly ramps upwards (usually linearly) and then sharply drops.

plural of triangle wave

plural of sawtooth wave

plural of wave of the hand

(idiomatic) A simple gesture, as used for command, dismissal, or summoning something as if by magic.

plural of Kelvin wave

(oceanography, meteorology) A non-dispersive wave in the ocean or atmosphere that balances the Earth's Coriolis force against a topographic boundary such as a coastline, or a waveguide such as the equator.

plural of wave pool

A swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, reasonably large waves, similar to the ocean's.