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wave noun

  /weɪv/
  • A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
  • (physics) A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.
  • A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions.
 aalto, laine
  • Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.
 aalto, vilkutus
  • (usually "the wave") A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit.
 aalto, aaltoilu
  • A loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands.
  • (video games, by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games.
 vilkutus

wave verb

  /weɪv/
  • (intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
  • (transitive) To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
 liehua, aaltoilla, hulmuta
  • (transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
 heiluttaa, aaltoilla, kihartaa, kähertää, vilkuttaa
tidal wave
aalto, hyöky, tulva, hyökyaalto, tsunami, tulvavuoksi, vuorovesiaalto
radio wave
radioaalto, radioaallot
Mexican wave
aalto, tehdä aaltoja
carrier wave
kantoaalto
gravitational wave
gravitaatioaalto, gravitaatiosäteily, painovoima-aalto
sound wave
ääniaalto
electromagnetic wave
sähkömagneettinen aalto
standing wave
seisova aalto
sine wave
siniaalto
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