wave
noun
/weɪv/
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- A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
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onda,
vaga
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- (physics) A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.
- A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions.
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onda,
ondulação
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- Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.
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onda,
aceno,
enxame,
leva
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- 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.
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aceno
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- (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.
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ola,
onda
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wave
verb
/weɪv/
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- (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.
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ondular,
agitar,
ondear,
acenar
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- (intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
- (transitive) To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
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ondular
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