wave

(wāv )

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1. A disturbance, usually orderly and predictable, observed as a moving ridge with a definable frequency and amplitude.
2. An undulating or vibrating motion.
3. An oscillation seen in the recording of an electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, or other graphic record of physiological activity.

COMPONENTS OF WAVES

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