wave form
         n 1: the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the
               values of the period quantity against time [syn: {wave
               form}, {waveform}, {wave shape}]

English Dictionary: wave-particle duality	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wave front n all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium Synonym(s): wave front, wavefront
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wave-particle duality n (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory Synonym(s): duality, wave-particle duality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waveform n the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time Synonym(s): wave form, waveform, wave shape
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wavefront n (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium Synonym(s): wave front, wavefront
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]136.       See {Wave}, v. i.]       1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as             of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the             particles composing it when disturbed by any force their             position of rest; an undulation.                         The wave behind impels the wave before. --Pope.          2. (Physics) A vibration propagated from particle to particle             through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission             of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all             phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of             vibration; an undulation. See {Undulation}.          3. Water; a body of water. [Poetic] [bd]Deep drank Lord             Marmion of the wave.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.                         Build a ship to save thee from the flood, I 'll                      furnish thee with fresh wave, bread, and wine.                                                                               --Chapman.          4. Unevenness; inequality of surface. --Sir I. Newton.          5. A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the             hand, a flag, etc.          6. The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered,             or calendered, or on damask steel.          7. Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or             energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.          {Wave front} (Physics), the surface of initial displacement             of the particles in a medium, as a wave of vibration             advances.          {Wave length} (Physics), the space, reckoned in the direction             of propagation, occupied by a complete wave or undulation,             as of light, sound, etc.; the distance from a point or             phase in a wave to the nearest point at which the same             phase occurs.          {Wave line} (Shipbuilding), a line of a vessel's hull, shaped             in accordance with the wave-line system.          {Wave-line system}, {Wave-line theory} (Shipbuilding), a             system or theory of designing the lines of a vessel, which             takes into consideration the length and shape of a wave             which travels at a certain speed.          {Wave loaf}, a loaf for a wave offering. --Lev. viii. 27.          {Wave moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small             geometrid moths belonging to {Acidalia} and allied genera;             -- so called from the wavelike color markings on the             wings.          {Wave offering}, an offering made in the Jewish services by             waving the object, as a loaf of bread, toward the four             cardinal points. --Num. xviii. 11.          {Wave of vibration} (Physics), a wave which consists in, or             is occasioned by, the production and transmission of a             vibratory state from particle to particle through a body.                      {Wave surface}.             (a) (Physics) A surface of simultaneous and equal                   displacement of the particles composing a wave of                   vibration.             (b) (Geom.) A mathematical surface of the fourth order                   which, upon certain hypotheses, is the locus of a wave                   surface of light in the interior of crystals. It is                   used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction.                   See under {Refraction}.          {Wave theory}. (Physics) See {Undulatory theory}, under             {Undulatory}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]136.       See {Wave}, v. i.]       1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as             of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the             particles composing it when disturbed by any force their             position of rest; an undulation.                         The wave behind impels the wave before. --Pope.          2. (Physics) A vibration propagated from particle to particle             through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission             of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all             phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of             vibration; an undulation. See {Undulation}.          3. Water; a body of water. [Poetic] [bd]Deep drank Lord             Marmion of the wave.[b8] --Sir W. Scott.                         Build a ship to save thee from the flood, I 'll                      furnish thee with fresh wave, bread, and wine.                                                                               --Chapman.          4. Unevenness; inequality of surface. --Sir I. Newton.          5. A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the             hand, a flag, etc.          6. The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered,             or calendered, or on damask steel.          7. Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or             energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.          {Wave front} (Physics), the surface of initial displacement             of the particles in a medium, as a wave of vibration             advances.          {Wave length} (Physics), the space, reckoned in the direction             of propagation, occupied by a complete wave or undulation,             as of light, sound, etc.; the distance from a point or             phase in a wave to the nearest point at which the same             phase occurs.          {Wave line} (Shipbuilding), a line of a vessel's hull, shaped             in accordance with the wave-line system.          {Wave-line system}, {Wave-line theory} (Shipbuilding), a             system or theory of designing the lines of a vessel, which             takes into consideration the length and shape of a wave             which travels at a certain speed.          {Wave loaf}, a loaf for a wave offering. --Lev. viii. 27.          {Wave moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of small             geometrid moths belonging to {Acidalia} and allied genera;             -- so called from the wavelike color markings on the             wings.          {Wave offering}, an offering made in the Jewish services by             waving the object, as a loaf of bread, toward the four             cardinal points. --Num. xviii. 11.          {Wave of vibration} (Physics), a wave which consists in, or             is occasioned by, the production and transmission of a             vibratory state from particle to particle through a body.                      {Wave surface}.             (a) (Physics) A surface of simultaneous and equal                   displacement of the particles composing a wave of                   vibration.             (b) (Geom.) A mathematical surface of the fourth order                   which, upon certain hypotheses, is the locus of a wave                   surface of light in the interior of crystals. It is                   used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction.                   See under {Refraction}.          {Wave theory}. (Physics) See {Undulatory theory}, under             {Undulatory}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Waveform Generation Language          (WGL) A {data description language} for test program       description.          [Reference?   What kind of test programs?]          (2001-05-20)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Wave offerings       parts of peace-offerings were so called, because they were waved       by the priests (Ex. 29:24, 26, 27; Lev. 7:20-34; 8:27; 9:21;       10:14, 15, etc.), in token of a solemn special presentation to       God. They then became the property of the priests. The       first-fruits, a sheaf of barley, offered at the feast of       Pentecost (Lev. 23:17-20), and wheat-bread, the first-fruits of       the second harvest, offered at the Passover (10-14), were       wave-offerings.