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♦ wave /weɪv/n.2 (fig.) ondata; onda: wave of enthusiasm, ondata di entusiasmo; crime wave, ondata di delitti (meteor.) heat wave, ondata di caldo; (fin.) wave of acquisitions, ondata di acquisizioni4 ( dei capelli) ondulazione; onde: permanent wave, (ondulazione) permanente; natural wave, ondulazione naturale5 (fis., radio) onda: short waves, onde corte; sound wave, onda sonora; wave function, funzione d'onda; radio wave, onda radio; radioonda● (fis.) wave acoustics, acustica ondulatoria □ ( radio) wave band, gamma di lunghezze d'onda □ wave breaker, frangiflutti; frangionde □ ( radio) wave changer (o wave-change switch), commutatore di frequenza (o di gamma) □ ( radio) wave guide ► waveguide □ (fis.) wave motion, moto ondoso □ (fis.) wave theory, teoria ondulatoria ( della trasmissione della luce) □ (fam. fig.) to make waves, creare scalpore, far sensazione; ( anche) creare problemi, dare fastidio.♦ (to) wave /weɪv/A v. i.1 ondeggiare; fluttuare; sventolare: The cypresses were waving in the gale, i cipressi ondeggiavano al forte vento; The flags were waving, le bandiere sventolavano2 far un cenno con la mano; fare un segno (agitando qc.)B v. t.1 agitare; brandire; scuotere; sventolare: to wave one's hand, agitare la mano ( in segno di saluto, ecc.); to wave a sword, brandire una spada; to wave a flag, sventolare una bandiera3 ondulare; fare l'ondulazione a: She has had her hair waved, s'è fatta fare l'ondulazione (ai capelli)● to wave goodbye to sb., salutare q. agitando la mano (o un fazzoletto, ecc.) □ to wave goodbye to st., dire addio a qc. ( speranze di successo, ecc.) □ to wave a line, tracciare una linea ondulata □ to wave sb. nearer, far cenno a q. d'avvicinarsi □ ( di un arbitro: calcio, ecc.) to wave play on, far proseguire il gioco NOTA D'USO: - waive, waiver o waver?-.
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Wave theory — Wave Wave, n. [From {Wave}, v.; not the same word as OE. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to E. wag to move. [root]138. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wave theory — n a theory in physics: light is transmitted from luminous bodies to the eye and other objects by an undulatory movement called also undulatory theory * * * the theory that light, heat, and electricity are transmitted through space in the form of… … Medical dictionary
wave theory — noun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves • Syn: ↑undulatory theory, ↑wave theory of light • Ant: ↑corpuscular theory of light (for: ↑wave theory of light), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Wave theory — Undulatory Un du*la*to*ry (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ondulatoire.] Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wave theory — bangų teorija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. wave theory vok. Undulationstheorie, f; Wellenlehre, f; Wellentheorie, f rus. теория волн, f pranc. théorie des ondes, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
wave theory of light — noun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves • Syn: ↑wave theory, ↑undulatory theory • Ant: ↑corpuscular theory of light, ↑corpuscular theory (for: ↑wave theo … Useful english dictionary
wave theory of light — banginė šviesos teorija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. undulatory theory of light; wave theory of light vok. Wellentheorie des Lichtes, f rus. волновая теория света, f pranc. théorie ondulatoire de la lumière, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
wave theory — 1. Also called undulatory theory. Physics. the theory that light is transmitted as a wave, similar to oscillations in magnetic and electric fields. Cf. corpuscular theory. 2. Historical Ling. a theory that accounts for shared features among… … Universalium
wave theory — noun Physics, historical the theory that light is propagated by a wave motion imparted to the ether by the molecular vibrations of the radiant body … English new terms dictionary
wave theory — noun Date: 1833 a theory in physics: light is transmitted from luminous bodies to the eye and other objects by an undulatory movement called also undulatory theory … New Collegiate Dictionary
wave theory — /ˈweɪv θɪəri/ (say wayv thearree) noun the theory, proposed by Christiaan Huygens, 1629–95, Dutch physicist, that light travels in waves …