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Shape waves are excitations propagating along Josephson vortices or fluxons. In the case of two-dimensional Josephson junctions (thick long Josephson
Shape_waves
Wave shaped like the sine function
corresponds to uniform circular motion. Sine waves occur often in physics, including wind waves, sound waves, and light waves, such as monochromatic radiation. In
Sine_wave
Distance over which a wave's shape repeats
that a wave travels through. Examples of waves are sound waves, light, water waves, and periodic electrical signals in a conductor. A sound wave is a variation
Wavelength
Hairstyle characterized by curls
waves, the marcel wave is made with a hot curling iron, and is more permanent than finger waves. Another hairstyle often confused with finger waves is
Finger_wave
Dynamic disturbance in a medium or field
of mechanical waves are seismic waves, gravity waves, surface waves and string vibrations. In an electromagnetic wave (such as light), coupling between
Wave
Hairstyling technique
with Afro-textured hair, and influenced styles like fades, parts, and waves. The shape-up is influenced by hip-hop and pop culture and is common among entertainers
Shape-up
Unexpectedly large transient ocean surface wave
Rogue waves (also known as freak waves, monster waves, or killer waves) are large and unpredictable surface waves that can be extremely dangerous to ships
Rogue_wave
2017 film by Guillermo del Toro
The Shape of Water is a 2017 period romantic dark fantasy film directed and produced by Guillermo del Toro, who co-wrote the screenplay with Vanessa Taylor
The_Shape_of_Water
Type of wave
Longitudinal waves are waves which oscillate in the direction which is parallel to the direction in which the wave travels and displacement of the medium
Longitudinal_wave
Surface waves generated by wind on open water
fetch. Waves in the oceans can travel thousands of kilometers before reaching land. Wind waves on Earth range in size from small ripples to waves over 30 m
Wind_wave
Velocity at which the overall shape of a wave's amplitudes propagates
which one can discern individual waves that travel faster than the group as a whole. The amplitudes of the individual waves grow as they emerge from the trailing
Group_velocity
Series of waves generated by distant weather systems
surface gravity waves. These surface gravity waves have their origin as wind waves, but are the consequence of dispersion of wind waves from distant weather
Swell_(wave)
Component of aerodynamic drag
shock waves around a body. Shock waves create a considerable amount of drag, which can result in extreme drag on the body. Although shock waves are typically
Wave_drag
Sport of riding waves
forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found
Surfing
Physical model of propagating energy
applications. The energy in electromagnetic waves is sometimes called radiant energy. The electromagnetic waves' energy does not need a propagating medium
Electromagnetic_radiation
Type of wave in the ocean or atmosphere
free waves propagate along coastal boundaries (and hence become trapped in the vicinity of the coast itself) in the form of Kelvin waves. These waves are
Kelvin_wave
1931 novel by Virginia Woolf
the waves". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2017. Wikiquote has quotations related to Virginia Woolf. The Waves at Faded Page (Canada) The Waves at Project
The_Waves
Feature of surface gravity waves
skewness and asymmetry. Wave skewness and asymmetry occur when waves encounter an opposing current or a shallow area. As waves shoal in the nearshore zone
Wave_nonlinearity
Differential equation important in physics
as mechanical waves (e.g. water waves, sound waves and seismic waves) or electromagnetic waves (including light waves). It arises in fields like acoustics
Wave_equation
Stable type of wave in physics
known as conical waves. X-waves possess several remarkable properties: Weak Localization: They are weakly localized solutions of the wave equation, meaning
X-wave
Major surges of democracy in history
In political science, the waves of democracy or waves of democratization are major surges of democracy that have occurred in history. Although the term
Waves_of_democracy
Electrocardiogram waveform representing repolarization of the heart's ventricles
broad and disproportional waves. The name of these T waves suggests the shape it exhibits (double peaks). Since these T wave abnormalities may arise from
T_wave
Non-sinusoidal waveform
named for its triangular shape. It is a periodic, piecewise linear, continuous real function. Like a square wave, the triangle wave contains only odd harmonics
Triangle_wave
Structure that guides waves efficiently
electromagnetic waves other than visible, or near visible, light, like radio waves. Without the physical constraint of a waveguide, waves would expand into
Waveguide
Topics referred to by the same term
final timbre of the initial audio wave whether this is produced as an acoustic sound wave or an electric signal. Shaping, Dianjiang County (沙坪镇), town in
Shaping
Woodblock print by Hokusai (1831)
inside the waves. The big wave's foam-curves generate other curves, which are divided into many small waves that repeat the image of the large wave. Edmond
The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa
Periodic rectangular waveform
wave, pulse train, or rectangular wave is a sequence of discrete pulses occurring in a signal over time. Typically, these pulses are of similar shape
Pulse_wave
Effect of shallow water on a surface gravity wave
in a gravity wave Undertow (water waves) – Return flow below nearshore water waves Ursell number – Number used in fluid mechanics Wave shoaling – Effect
Waves_and_shallow_water
Area of loose particles at the edge of a body of water
from very large storm waves and beyond the influence of the normal waves. At some point the influence of the waves (even storm waves) on the material comprising
Beach
Sound with a sinusoidal waveform
and its output. Sine and cosine waves can be used as basic building blocks of more complex waves. As additional sine waves having different frequencies are
Pure_tone
several terms that include: Being one of the more visible features, leaf shape is commonly used for plant identification. Similar terms are used for other
Glossary_of_leaf_morphology
Shock wave from flying at the speed of sound
series of pressure waves in front of the aircraft and behind it, similar to the bow and stern waves created by a boat. These waves travel at the speed
Sonic_boom
Pattern of oscillating motion in a system
standing waves are formed by the interference (superposition) of waves and their reflections (although one may also say the opposite; that a moving wave is
Normal_mode
Series of water waves
Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami
Tsunami
Type of seismic wave
continuum mechanics, a P wave (primary wave or pressure wave) is one of the two main types of elastic body waves or seismic waves. P waves travel faster than
P_wave
Locus of points at equal phase in a wave
as a source of a secondary spherical waves. The characteristic wave bending pattern is most pronounced when a wave from a coherent source (such as a laser)
Wavefront
Wave that remains in a constant position
called antinodes. Standing waves were first described scientifically by Michael Faraday in 1831. Faraday observed standing waves on the surface of a liquid
Standing_wave
Propagating disturbance
and as a drag force on supersonic objects; shock waves are strongly irreversible processes. Shock waves can be: Normal At 90° (perpendicular) to the shock
Shock_wave
Periodic disturbance in atmospheres
(traveling wave) or be stationary (standing wave). Atmospheric waves range in spatial and temporal scale from large-scale planetary waves (Rossby waves) to minute
Atmospheric_wave
Cardiac rhythm
durations between successive P waves The sinus node should pace the heart – therefore, P waves must be round, all the same shape, and present before every
Sinus_rhythm
Concrete breakwater element
Tetrapods are made of concrete, and use a tetrahedral shape to dissipate the force of incoming waves by allowing water to flow around rather than against
Tetrapod_(structure)
Beach on Milos, Greece
of the island in the Aegean Sea. Waves driven by north winds shape the greyish-white volcanic rock into amazing shapes, and the area is often compared
Sarakiniko_Beach
Reduction of an object's density
compression, which can travel in waves (sound waves, for instance), rarefaction waves also exist in nature. A common rarefaction wave is the area of low relative
Rarefaction
Aerodynamic concept
waves formed at these zones of sonic flow cause a sudden increase in drag, called wave drag. To reduce the number and strength of these shock waves,
Area_rule
Energy of moving water away from a hull
wave systems, i.e., bow and stern waves, interact with each other, and the resulting waves are responsible for the resistance. If the resulting wave is
Wave-making_resistance
Sedimentary structure found in sandstones
"smile"-like shapes, crosscutting each other. It is only formed at a depth of water below fair-weather wave base and above storm-weather wave base. They
Hummocky_cross-stratification
Geologic events off the Alaska coast
re-evaluation of large-wave events and the recognition of impact events, rockfalls, and landslides as causes of very large waves. Lituya Bay is a fjord
1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami
1958_Lituya_Bay_earthquake_and_megatsunami
Swimming pool with artificial waves
A wave pool is a swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, large waves, similar to those of the ocean. Wave pools are often a major feature
Wave_pool
Neural oscillations in the frequency range of 8–12 Hz
called "Berger's waves" after Hans Berger, who first described them when he invented the EEG in 1924. Alpha waves are one type of brain waves detected by
Alpha_wave
Permanent obstruction on the seabed which causes waves to break
the way certain waves break will alter. Waves break due to the distance between the surface water and the sea floor. The average wave across the Earth
Surf_break
Short "burst" or "envelope" of restricted wave action that travels as a unit
an envelope. A wave packet can be analyzed into, or can be synthesized from, a potentially-infinite set of component sinusoidal waves of different wavenumbers
Wave_packet
or her work to meet the requirements of a client or a certain wave. Surfboard shapers can be independent or work in collaboration with mass-production
Surfboard_shaper
Self-reinforcing single wave packet
a nonlinear, self-reinforcing, localized wave packet that is strongly stable, in that it preserves its shape while propagating freely, at constant velocity
Soliton
Shaped charge used in nuclear weapons
the shape of the detonation wave passing through them. The explosive lens is conceptually similar to an optical lens, which focuses light waves. The
Explosive_lens
1850 painting by Ivan Aïvazovsky
sailing expression referring to a wave of incredible size that comes after a succession of incrementally larger waves. It depicts a sea after a night storm
The_Ninth_Wave
Local and global geometry of the universe
In physical cosmology, the shape of the universe refers to both its local geometry and cosmic topology. Local geometry is defined primarily by its curvature
Shape_of_the_universe
Type of surface acoustic wave which travels along the surface of solids
Rayleigh–Lamb waves, or generalized Rayleigh waves. Rayleigh waves are a type of surface wave that travel near the surface of solids. Rayleigh waves include
Rayleigh_wave
Atmospheric stationary oscillations
meteorology, lee waves are atmospheric stationary waves. The most common form is mountain waves, which are atmospheric internal gravity waves. These were discovered
Lee_Waves
Wave that forms at the bow of a ship moving through water
a bow wave as possible. The size of the bow wave is a function of the speed of the ship, its draft, surface waves, water depth, and the shape of the
Bow_wave
a nonlinear X-wave (NLX) is a multi-dimensional wave that can travel without distortion. At variance with X-waves, a nonlinear X-wave does exist in the
Nonlinear_X-wave
Wave-piercing type of a ship's bow
advantage of several percent in added resistance by incident waves over the ordinary bow shape. The LEADGE (or LEAding eDGE) bow is a non-bulbous bow that
Axe_bow
English rock band
"Pale Waves – Tickets". PaleWaves.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023. Yates, Jonny (10 May 2022). "Pale Waves announce
Pale_Waves
Type of non-sinusoidal waveform
circuits such as precision analog-to-digital converters, sine waves are used instead of square waves as timing references. In musical terms, they are often described
Square_wave_(waveform)
Type of energy propagation
Acoustic waves are types of mechanical waves that propagate through matter—such as gas, liquid, and/or solids—by causing the particles of the medium to
Acoustic_wave
Innermost part of Earth, a solid ball of iron-nickel alloy
reflected PKiKP waves, and antipodal to it for the transmitted PKIKP waves. While S waves cannot reach or leave the inner core as such, P waves can be converted
Earth's_inner_core
Increase in mean water level due to the presence of breaking waves
decrease in the mean water level before the waves break, called a "setdown". After the waves break, the wave energy flux is no longer constant, but decreasing
Wave_setup
Microwave antenna
radiates radio waves, with a piece of dielectric or composite material in front which functions as a converging lens to collimate the radio waves into a beam
Lens_antenna
Interference phenomenon of waves
typically used for the superposition of a few waves, while the term diffraction is used when many waves are superposed. The term diffraction pattern is
Diffraction
Type of antenna
reflector, a curved surface with the cross-sectional shape of a parabola, to direct the radio waves. The most common form is shaped like a dish and is popularly
Parabolic_antenna
Sport practiced on artificial wave machine
FlowRider and the FlowBarrel are artificial waves that are called "sheet waves". In order to create a sheet wave, water is pumped up and over a surface which
Flowriding
Elastic waves propagating in solid plates or spheres
Lamb waves propagate in solid plates or spheres. They are elastic waves whose particle motion lies in the plane that contains the direction of wave propagation
Lamb_waves
Transport of energy by wind waves, and the capture of that energy to do useful work
factors. As long as the waves propagate slower than the wind speed just above, energy is transferred from the wind to the waves. Air pressure differences
Wave_power
Increased fluid pressure and flow from an explosion
interference). In this way the interaction of blast waves is similar to that of sound waves or water waves. Blast waves cause damage by a combination of the significant
Blast_wave
House in Malibu, California designed by Harry Gesner
breaking waves, cantilevered over the circular balconies. The interior focused on a central conversation pit and fireplace overlooking the ocean. Wave House
Wave_House
American surfer and board shaper (1937–2021)
1937 – June 28, 2021) was an American pioneer of big wave surfing and a prominent longboard shaper. Nicknamed "Da Bull" by Phil Edwards in reference to
Greg_Noll
Ocean waves trapped close to the equator
Equatorial waves are oceanic and atmospheric waves trapped close to the equator, meaning that they decay rapidly away from the equator, but can propagate
Equatorial_wave
Surfing location in Northern California, United States
Pesky's, Ghost Tree is considered one of the most dangerous waves in the world due to its slab shape, massive boils, strong current, bull kelp, and the underwater
Ghost_Trees
Regularity in sensory qualia or abstract ideas
as they pass by. Wind waves are surface waves that create the chaotic patterns of the sea. As they pass over sand, such waves create patterns of ripples;
Pattern
Astronomy organization
Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) Physics Frontier Center is a consortium of astronomers who share a common goal of detecting gravitational waves via regular
North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves
North_American_Nanohertz_Observatory_for_Gravitational_Waves
Indigenous Australian term for large sea waves
the wave passes over the shallow area its shape is raised and steepened, creating a localised wave formation. The size and shape of bombora waves makes
Bombora
Experimental stealth aircraft
aircraft whose external shape was defined by radar engineering rather than by aerospace engineering. The aircraft's faceted shape was designed to deflect
Lockheed_Have_Blue
Paradox in wave propagation
physical paradox related to considering sound waves in an ideal inviscid fluid. According to common sense, sound waves can travel long distances in air with little
Earnshaw_paradox
Shape and form of a signal
combination of a number of sinusoidal waves or other basis functions added together. Arbitrary waveform generator Carrier wave Crest factor Continuous waveform
Waveform
Type of scattering resonance
position and width and its line-shape takes on the distinctive asymmetric Fano profile. Because it is a general wave phenomenon, examples can be found
Fano_resonance
Wheel manufacturing company based in California, United States
Rather than a traditional circular shape, the Shark Wheel is composed of one or many three-dimensional sine waves. The shape is a hybrid of a sphere and cube
Shark_Wheel
Platform board used in the sport of surfing
harder to catch waves with, often requiring steeper, larger and more powerful waves and very late takeoffs, where the surfer catches the wave at the critical
Surfboard
Standing wave in an enclosed or partially enclosed body of water
waves, which are due to subharmonic nonlinear wave interaction with the wind waves, having periods longer than the accompanying wind-generated waves.
Seiche
Electromagnetic radiation humans can see
a transverse wave theory of light with no longitudinal vibration. The weakness of the wave theory was that light waves, like sound waves, would need a
Light
Spectral shape analysis relies on the spectrum (eigenvalues and/or eigenfunctions) of the Laplace–Beltrami operator to compare and analyze geometric shapes. Since
Spectral_shape_analysis
1996 live album by The Black Sorrows
For The Bride" "Glory Bound" "Shape I'm In" (Joe Camilleri, Jeff Burstin, Tony Faehse) "Life's Sad Parade" "Radio Waves LIVE". iTunes Australia. Archived
Radio Waves (The Black Sorrows album)
Radio_Waves_(The_Black_Sorrows_album)
Motor response evoked by electrical stimulation of a nerve
F-wave. Several physiological factors may possibly influence the presence of F-waves after peripheral nerve stimulation. The shape and size of F-waves,
F_wave
American surfer
out bigger, stronger waves along the rugged Northern California coast. In the winter, Clark and his friends could see the large waves off Pillar Point breaking
Jeff_Clark_(surfer)
2024 documentary film
Navy SEALs "In Waves and War". IMDb. Retrieved April 4, 2026. "In Waves and War". inwavesandwar.com. Retrieved April 4, 2026. "In Waves and War". rottentomatoes
In_Waves_and_War_(film)
Surfing location
waves form through a phenomenon known as wave reflection or interference, where incoming waves bounce off the jetty and collide with subsequent waves
The_Wedge_(surfing)
Galaxy containing the Solar System
13, 2013. Newberg, Heidi Jo; et al. (March 1, 2015). "Rings and Radial Waves in the Disk of the Milky Way". The Astrophysical Journal. 801 (2): 105.
Milky_Way
Speed that exceeds the speed of sound
aircraft without producing new shock waves, but any change in cross area farther down the vehicle leads to shock waves along the body. Designers use the
Supersonic_speed
Retroreflector with three orthogonal, intersecting flat surfaces
(forming a tetrahedron) or may have square shapes. Radar corner reflectors made of metal are used to reflect radio waves from radar sets. Optical corner reflectors
Corner_reflector
Electric charge generated in certain solids due to mechanical stress
The inverse piezoelectric effect is used in the production of ultrasound waves. French physicists Jacques and Pierre Curie discovered piezoelectricity
Piezoelectricity
Medical intervention
ultrasonogram, a sonogram or an echogram. Ultrasound is composed of sound waves with frequencies greater than 20,000 Hz, which is the approximate upper
Medical_ultrasound
surf (shape and size of breaking waves), but by knowing a few factors a good prediction can be made. One needs to have an understanding of how waves are
Surf_forecasting
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English slape ‘slippery, miry place’, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word (Old English slǣp), as for example Slape in Dorset or Sleap in Shropshire.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Shape
Boy/Male
Irish
Irish form of John meaning “â€God’s gracious gift.â€â€ Shane is a very popular variant of the name in Northern Ireland in memory of Shane O’Neill whose forces won notable victories over the armies of Queen Elizabeth 1st in the sixteenth century.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shape
Boy/Male
Hindi
Shape.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shape
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of various places in England and southern Scotland, for example in North Yorkshire near Bedale, in the Lowlands near Biggar, and in Suffolk, so named with Old English snæp ‘area of boggy land’. In Sussex the dialect term snape is still used of boggy, uncultivable land.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sikh
Shape
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shape
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Shape
Female
English
Feminine variant spelling of English unisex Shea, probably SHAE means "hawk-like."Â
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Shape
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Shape
Girl/Female
Indian
Shape
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Shea, possibly SHAYE means "hawk-like."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Shape
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Seán, SHANE means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Shape
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Shape
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shape
SHAPE WAVES
SHAPE WAVES
Girl/Female
Tamil
River Yamuna, Success
Boy/Male
Muslim
Blessed by the supreme
Boy/Male
British, English
English Place Name and Surname
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Roar of Clouds
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Combination of Rose and Anna
Female
French
French form of German Kunigunde, CUNÉGONDE means "brave war."
Boy/Male
French, German, Greek, Latin, Swedish
Cheerful; Happy; Joyful
Boy/Male
Hindu
One with lotus in his navel, Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Male
Iranian/Persian
Variant spelling of Persian Javid, JAVED means "eternal."
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a.
Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf.
a.
Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.
n.
To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel.
a.
Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.
a.
Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.
n.
One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes.
a.
Having the shape of a spindle.
a.
Of a linear shape.
a.
Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses.
a.
Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
n.
To be ashamed; to feel shame.
p. p.
of Shape
imp.
of Shape
n.
Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape.
a.
Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate.