wave

wave definition - medical

wave (wāv)

noun
  1. A disturbance traveling through a medium by which energy is transferred from one particle of the medium to another without causing any permanent displacement of the medium itself.
  2. A graphic representation of the variation of such a disturbance with time.
  3. A single cycle that is representative of such a disturbance.

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