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Mathematical description of quantum state
wave function (or wavefunction) is a mathematical description of the quantum state of an isolated quantum system. The most common symbols for a wave function
Wave_function
Process by which a quantum system takes on a definitive state
interpretations of quantum mechanics, wave function collapse, also called reduction of the state vector, occurs when a wave function—initially in a superposition
Wave_function_collapse
Fundamental theorem in condensed matter physics
{\displaystyle \psi } is the wave function, u {\displaystyle u} is a periodic function with the same periodicity as the crystal, the wave vector k {\displaystyle
Bloch's_theorem
Non-sinusoidal waveform
function. Like a square wave, the triangle wave contains only odd harmonics. However, the higher harmonics roll off much faster than in a square wave
Triangle_wave
Wave that remains in a constant position
In physics, a standing wave, also known as a stationary wave, is a wave that oscillates in time but whose peak amplitude profile does not move in space
Standing_wave
Dynamic disturbance in a medium or field
Tollmien–Schlichting wave, in fluid dynamics Wind wave Bloch's theorem Matter wave Pilot wave theory, in Bohmian mechanics Wave function Wave packet Wave–particle
Wave
Short "burst" or "envelope" of restricted wave action that travels as a unit
Each component wave function, and hence the wave packet, are solutions of a wave equation. Depending on the wave equation, the wave packet's profile
Wave_packet
Interpretation of quantum mechanics
interpretation of quantum mechanics that postulates that, in addition to the wave function, a particle possesses a definite position at all times, even when unobserved
De_Broglie–Bohm_theory
Wave shaped like the sine function
A sine wave, sinusoidal wave, or sinusoid (symbol: ∿) is a periodic wave whose waveform (shape) is the trigonometric sine function. In mechanics, as a
Sine_wave
Family of algorithms used in procedural generation
Model synthesis (also wave function collapse or 'wfc') is a family of constraint-solving algorithms commonly used in procedural generation, especially
Model_synthesis
Description of a quantum-mechanical system
Schrödinger equation is a partial differential equation that governs the wave function of a non-relativistic quantum-mechanical system. Its discovery was a
Schrödinger_equation
Function with a repeating pattern
periodic function is a function that repeats its values at regular intervals. For example, the trigonometric functions, which are used to describe waves and
Periodic_function
Mathematical model in quantum mechanics
calling k the wave number is that it enumerates the number of crests that the wave function has inside the box, and in this sense it is a wave number. This
Particle_in_a_box
Differential equation important in physics
This article mostly focuses on the scalar wave equation describing waves in scalars by scalar functions u = u ( x , y , z , t ) {\displaystyle u=u(x
Wave_equation
Quantum mechanical phenomenon
the wave nature of matter and quantum indeterminacy. The quantum wave function describes the states of a particle or other physical system and wave equations
Quantum_tunnelling
In physics, solution to Schrödinger equation
In mathematics, a Coulomb wave function is a solution of the Coulomb wave equation, named after Charles-Augustin de Coulomb. They are used to describe
Coulomb_wave_function
Physical model of propagating energy
electromagnetic radiation (EMR) or an electromagnetic wave (EMW) is a self-propagating wave of the electromagnetic field that carries momentum and radiant
Electromagnetic_radiation
Solutions of the Helmholtz equation
Spheroidal wave functions are solutions of the Helmholtz equation that are found by writing the equation in spheroidal coordinates and applying the technique
Spheroidal_wave_function
Mathematical entity to describe the probability of each possible measurement on a system
represented as density matrices. Common examples of quantum states are the wave functions describing position and momentum, finite-dimensional vectors describing
Quantum_state
Periodic recurrence of the quantum wave function
quantum wave function during its time-evolution. This can be either many times in space as multiple scaled copies of the initial wave function (fractional
Quantum_revival
Generalized function whose value is zero everywhere except at zero
delta. A set of orthonormal wave functions is complete in the space of square-integrable functions if any wave function |ψ⟩ can be expressed as a linear
Dirac_delta_function
Proposal concerning the state of the universe prior to the Planck epoch
The Hartle–Hawking state, also known as the no-boundary wave function, is a cosmological model that applies quantum mechanics to the Big Bang. It is named
Hartle–Hawking_proposal
Formulation of the quantum many-body problem
known as canonical quantization, in which the fields (typically as the wave functions of matter) are thought of as field operators, in a manner similar to
Second_quantization
Special type of functions in mathematics
In mathematics, prolate spheroidal wave functions (PSWFs) are eigenfunctions of the Laplacian in prolate spheroidal coordinates, adapted to boundary conditions
Prolate spheroidal wave function
Prolate_spheroidal_wave_function
Set of functions used to represent the electronic wave function
chemistry, a basis set is a set of functions (called basis functions) that is used to represent the electronic wave function in the Hartree–Fock method or
Basis_set_(chemistry)
Interpretation of quantum mechanics
equation that treated the electron as a wave, and Born discovered that the way to successfully interpret the wave function that appeared in the Schrödinger equation
Copenhagen_interpretation
Elementary particle or quantum of light
photons have zero rest mass, no wave function defined for a photon can have all the properties familiar from wave functions in non-relativistic quantum mechanics
Photon
Quantum state of the entire universe
thesis: The Theory of the Universal Wave Function, pp 3–140. Stephen W Hawking, James B Hartle "The Wave Function of the Universe," Physical Review D
Universal_wavefunction
Complex number whose squared absolute value is a probability
first proposed by Max Born, in 1926. Interpretation of values of a wave function as the probability amplitude is a pillar of the Copenhagen interpretation
Probability_amplitude
Description of physical properties at the atomic and subatomic scale
mathematical formalisms. In one of them, a mathematical entity called the wave function provides information, in the form of probability amplitudes, about what
Quantum_mechanics
Relativistic quantum mechanical wave equation
the introduction of several component wave functions in Pauli's phenomenological theory of spin. The wave functions in the Dirac theory are vectors of four
Dirac_equation
Non-mathematical introduction
certain value, and that this value is related to the Planck constant. Wave function collapse means that a measurement has forced or converted a quantum
Introduction to quantum mechanics
Introduction_to_quantum_mechanics
Smooth curve outlining the extremes of an oscillating signal
illustrates a modulated sine wave varying between an upper envelope and a lower envelope. The envelope function may be a function of time, space, angle, or
Envelope_(waves)
Interpretation of quantum mechanics
the universal wavefunction is objectively real, and that there is no wave function collapse. This implies that all possible outcomes of quantum measurements
Many-worlds_interpretation
Lowest energy level of a quantum system
{\displaystyle x\in [-\varepsilon ,\varepsilon ]} . Take a new (deformed) wave function ψ'(x) to be defined as ψ ′ ( x ) = ψ ( x ) {\displaystyle \psi '(x)=\psi
Ground_state
Swiss theoretical physicist (1944–2023)
variational wave function known as the Baeriswyl wave function, which can be viewed as the strong-coupling complement to the Gutzwiller wave function. While
Dionys_Baeriswyl
Particle that is not bound by an external force
location is uniform and negligible all over the space. In other words, the wave function is not normalizable in a Euclidean space, these stationary states can
Free_particle
Theoretical problem in quantum physics
superpositions but quantum measurements only give one definite result. The wave function in quantum mechanics evolves deterministically according to the Schrödinger
Measurement_problem
Concept in quantum mechanics
the wave function be periodic in θ {\displaystyle \ \theta } with a period 2 π {\displaystyle 2\pi } (from the demand that the wave functions be single-valued
Particle_in_a_ring
Foundational principle in quantum physics
be essentially anywhere along the wave packet. On the other hand, consider a wave function that is a sum of many waves, which we may write as ψ ( x ) ∝
Uncertainty_principle
Function describing an electron in an atom
mechanics, an atomic orbital is a function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom. This function describes an electron's charge
Atomic_orbital
Mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
(or a function of space and time to a function of 4-momentum). This idea makes the spatial Fourier transform very natural in the study of waves, as well
Fourier_transform
Algorithm in computational quantum physics
ground state of a quantum system. The basic building block is a generic wave function | Ψ ( a ) ⟩ {\displaystyle |\Psi (a)\rangle } depending on some parameters
Variational_Monte_Carlo
Phenomenon resulting from the superposition of two waves
coherent waves are combined by adding their intensities or displacements with due consideration for their phase difference. The resultant wave may have
Wave_interference
Quantum mechanical waves describing matter
Matter waves are a central part of the theory of quantum mechanics, being half of wave–particle duality. At all scales where measurements have been practical
Matter_wave
Principle of quantum mechanics
quantum superposition and every position wave function can be represented as a superposition of momentum wave functions and vice versa. These superpositions
Quantum_superposition
Class of variational quantum states
by the physicists Giuseppe Carleo and Matthias Troyer to approximate wave functions of many-body quantum systems. Given a many-body quantum state | Ψ ⟩
Neural_network_quantum_states
Interpretation of quantum mechanics
quantum theory. The fundamental idea is that the unitary evolution of the wave function describing the state of a quantum system is approximate. It works well
Objective-collapse_theory
Potential for two waves to interfere
input waves (as the phase offset is varied); a precise mathematical definition of the degree of coherence is given by means of correlation functions. More
Coherence_(physics)
Fact that observing a situation changes it
out as a misconception rooted in a poor understanding of the quantum wave function ψ and the quantum measurement process. To "observe a particle" means
Observer_effect_(physics)
Imaging Instrument
surface potential barrier, roughly of the size of the surface work function. The wave functions are the solutions of two separate Schrödinger equations for electrons
Scanning_tunneling_microscope
Solution method for linear differential equations
semiclassical calculation in quantum mechanics in which the wave function is recast as an exponential function, semiclassically expanded, and then either the amplitude
WKB_approximation
Function that can be used to build the wave function of a multi-fermionic system
mechanics, a Slater determinant is an expression that describes the wave function of a multi-fermionic system. It satisfies anti-symmetry requirements
Slater_determinant
.} - wave function of the state of the system Ψ {\displaystyle \Psi } - total wave function of a system ψ {\displaystyle \psi } - wave function of a system
Glossary of elementary quantum mechanics
Glossary_of_elementary_quantum_mechanics
Approximation method in quantum physics
chemistry, the Hartree–Fock (HF) method is used for approximating the wave function and the energy of a quantum many-body system in a stationary state.
Hartree–Fock_method
Thought experiment in quantum mechanics
atom triggers the monitor, the cat remains alive. Mathematically, the wave function that describes the contents of the box is a combination, or quantum
Schrödinger's_cat
Loss of quantum coherence
the wave function in quantum mechanics. Decoherence does not generate actual wave-function collapse. It only provides a framework for apparent wave-function
Quantum_decoherence
Scientific subjects
Broglie's suggestion. The wave mechanics of Erwin Schrödinger (1926) involves the use of a mathematical entity, the wave function, which is related to the
Branches_of_physics
Area of physical and philosophical debate
as wave function and matrix mechanics, progressed through many stages. For instance, Erwin Schrödinger originally viewed the electron's wave function as
Interpretations of quantum mechanics
Interpretations_of_quantum_mechanics
Thought experiment in theoretical quantum physics
The wave function of an object "exists" (Wigner's quotation marks) because observers can share it: The information given by the wave function is communicable
Wigner's_friend
Model of an energy potential in quantum mechanics
more dimensions. The time-independent Schrödinger equation for the wave function ψ(x) of a particle in one dimension in a potential V(x) is − ℏ 2 2 m
Delta_potential
Distance over which a wave's shape repeats
mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which the wave's shape repeats. In other words, it is the distance
Wavelength
Calculation rule in quantum mechanics
rule states that an observable, measured in a system with normalized wave function | ψ ⟩ {\displaystyle |\psi \rangle } (see Bra–ket notation), corresponds
Born_rule
Notation for quantum states
state U|ψ⟩, the same U for every possible |ψ⟩. Wave function normalization is scaling a wave function so that its norm is 1. Since virtually every calculation
Bra–ket_notation
Computational simulation method for open quantum systems
The quantum jump method, also known as the Monte Carlo wave function (MCWF) is a technique in computational physics used for simulating open quantum systems
Quantum_jump_method
Converting classical mechanics to quantum mechanics
to be confused with a single particle system, since a single quantum wave function describes the state of a single quantum system, which may have arbitrarily
First_quantization
Concept in Quantum mechanics
appear to contradict the doctrine proposed by Niels Bohr, that the wave function describes an individual system or particle, not an ensemble, though
Ensemble_interpretation
Fundamental principle of physics
and the wave itself is a function specifying the amplitude at each point. In any system with waves, the waveform at a given time is a function of the sources
Superposition_principle
Abrupt change in a quantum particle's angular momentum
the electronic wave functions Φs is considered to vary very slowly with R. Thus the Schrödinger equation for an electronic wave function is first solved
Rotational_transition
Model of electronic band structures of solids
electronic band structure using an approximate set of wave functions based upon superposition of wave functions for isolated atoms located at each atomic site
Tight_binding
Technique in quantum mechanics for solving scattering problems
assumed. This means that the stationary Schrödinger equation for the wave function Ψ ( r ) {\displaystyle \Psi (\mathbf {r} )} representing the particle
Partial-wave_analysis
changes in time. The wave itself is described by a mathematical function known as a "wave function". Schrödinger said that the wave function provides the "means
History_of_quantum_mechanics
Puzzle of disappearance of information in a black hole
encoded by its wave function and the evolution of the wave function is determined by a unitary operator. This means the wave function at any instant of
Black hole information paradox
Black_hole_information_paradox
Physics phenomenon
of a particle's properties results in an apparent and irreversible wave function collapse of that particle and changes the original quantum state. With
Quantum_entanglement
Electronic musician
the Wave Function LP (2004) Many Worlds (The Collapse Of The Wave Function Volume 4) (2005) The Transactional Interpretation (The Collapse Of The Wave Function
DMX_Krew
Mathematical wave functions
Tensor networks or tensor network states are a class of variational wave functions used in the study of many-body quantum systems and fluids. Tensor networks
Tensor_network
Physics experiment
by the wave-function. So while a single particle will travel through one particular slit in the double-slit experiment, the so-called "pilot wave" that
Double-slit_experiment
Quantum mechanics principle
would change nothing and the total wave function would be unchanged. However, the only way a total wave function can both change sign (which is required
Pauli_exclusion_principle
Possible solution to the measurement problem
introduced as a possible solution to the measurement problem, where the wave function collapse is related to gravity. The model was first suggested by Lajos
Diósi–Penrose_model
Electronic states at the surface of materials
{k}}}({\boldsymbol {r}})} is a function with the same periodicity as the crystal, n is the band index and k is the wave number. The allowed wave numbers for a given
Surface_states
Special state of wave and quantum systems in physics
the states of the continuous spectrum and cannot decay. Source: The wave function of one of the continuum states is modified to be normalizable and the
Bound_state_in_the_continuum
Intrinsic quantum property of particles
their motion is driven by the wave function or pilot wave. In this interpretation, the spin is a property of the pilot wave and not of the particle itself
Spin_(physics)
Describes the range of energies of an electron within the solid
these bands and band gaps by examining the allowed quantum mechanical wave functions for an electron in a large, periodic lattice of atoms or molecules.
Electronic_band_structure
Nonlinear modification of the Schrödinger equation
where the gravitational potential emerges from the treatment of the wave function as a mass density, including a term that represents interaction of a
Schrödinger–Newton_equation
Type of field where the net flow of electromagnetic energy is zero
there was no evanescent wave field. In quantum mechanics, the physical explanation is exactly analogous—the Schrödinger wave-function representing particle
Evanescent_field
Elementary particle with negative charge
quantum mechanics, the wave-like property of one particle can be described mathematically as a complex-valued function, the wave function, commonly denoted
Electron
Property of a mass in motion
carried over into quantum mechanics, where it becomes an operator on a wave function. The momentum and position operators are related by the Heisenberg uncertainty
Momentum
Decomposition of periodic functions
the Fourier series for a square wave. As more harmonics are added, the partial sums converge to the square wave. Function s 6 ( x ) {\displaystyle s_{6}(x)}
Fourier_series
Solution of a confluent hypergeometric equation
functions are solutions to the Coulomb wave equation. The Kummer functions, Whittaker functions, and Coulomb wave functions are essentially the same, and differ
Confluent hypergeometric function
Confluent_hypergeometric_function
Austrian–Irish physicist (1887–1961)
Schrödinger equation, an equation that provides a way to calculate the wave function of a system and how it changes dynamically in time. He coined the term
Erwin_Schrödinger
View that mind is a ubiquitous feature of reality
vial or the Geiger counter). Hence Schrödinger's wave function no longer holds and the wave function that described the atom—and its superposition of
Panpsychism
Non-sinusoidal waveform
{\displaystyle x(t)=t{\bmod {1}}} based on the floor function of time t is an example of a sawtooth wave with period 1. A more general form, in the range
Sawtooth_wave
Formulation of quantum mechanics
state is described by a quasiprobability distribution (instead of a wave function, state vector, or density matrix) and operator multiplication is replaced
Phase-space_formulation
Number measuring the chance an event occurs
scales and are governed by the laws of quantum mechanics. The objective wave function evolves deterministically but, according to the Copenhagen interpretation
Probability
Structure that guides waves efficiently
ultrasonic waves in ultrasonic machining. The geometry of a waveguide reflects its function; in addition to more common types that channel the wave in one
Waveguide
Type of two-dimensional quasiparticle
two anyons creates a historical record of the event, as their changed wave functions record the number of braids. Microsoft has invested in research concerning
Anyon
Theory of a quantum origin of consciousness
Particles are described by wave functions that evolve according to the Schrödinger equation. Non-stationary wave functions are linear combinations of
Orchestrated objective reduction
Orchestrated_objective_reduction
Quantum mechanical model
representing this eigenvalue problem in the coordinate basis, for the wave function ⟨ x | ψ ⟩ = ψ ( x ) {\displaystyle \langle x|\psi \rangle =\psi (x)}
Quantum_harmonic_oscillator
Formal constraint in quantum mechanics
transition is forbidden. The wave function of a single electron is the product of a space-dependent wave function and a spin wave function. Spin is directional
Selection_rule
Method for approximating many-body systems
reference wave function, which is typically a Slater determinant constructed from Hartree–Fock molecular orbitals, though other wave functions such as configuration
Coupled_cluster
WAVE FUNCTION
WAVE FUNCTION
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Jamaican, Punjabi, Scottish, Sikh, Swiss
Beloved; David's Son; Form of David
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English, Jamaican
Wise; Watchful; Aware; Watchman; Careful
Male
English
English short form of Hebrew David, DAVE means "beloved."
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Hebrew American Scottish Welsh
Cherished; Beloved.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Germanic personal name Walo, either a byname meaning ‘foreigner’ (see Wallace), or else a short form of the various compound names with this first element.English : nickname for a well-liked person, from Middle English wale ‘good’, ‘excellent’ (originally meaning ‘choice’).English : topographic name for someone who lived near an embankment, Middle English wale (Old English walu).
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English : from the Middle English personal name Wade, Old English Wada, from wadan ‘to go’. (Wada was the name of a legendary sea-giant.)English : topographic name for someone who lived near a ford, Old English (ge)wæd (of cognate origin to 1), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Wade in Suffolk.Dutch and North German : occupational name or nickname from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German wade ‘garment’, ‘large net’.Jonathan Wade emigrated from Norfolk, England, to Medford, MA, in 1632. Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800–1878), born near Springfield, MA, was a prominent U.S. senator from OH during the Civil War.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Variant of David beloved
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English (of Norman origin) and northern French
English (of Norman origin) and northern French : nickname for a bald man, from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’. Compare Chaffee.English : habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire called Cave, apparently from a river name derived from Old English cÄf ‘swift’.French : metonymic occupational name for someone employed in or in charge of the wine cellars of a great house, from Old French cave ‘cave’, ‘cellar’ (Latin cavea, a derivative of cavus ‘hollow’).French, possibly also English : topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, from the same word as in 3 in an older sense.
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English : occupational name for a servant, from Middle English knave ‘boy’, ‘youth’, ‘servant’.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wheel-hubs, Middle English nave (from Old English nafa, nafu).German (also Näve) : variant of Neff (see Neve).Dutch (de Nave) : variant of Naef 1.In some cases possibly Portuguese : topographic name from nave ‘plain’ (a variant of nava), or a habitational name from a place named with this word. Compare Nava.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon American English Scandinavian
Moving.
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon English
Wise.
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Anglo, British, English
Alert; Watchman
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Australian, Finnish
Permanent
Girl/Female
Irish
Joy.
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Maeve, MAVE means "intoxicating."Â
Male
English
 English topographical surname transferred to forename use, WADE means "lives near the river crossing." Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Wada (the name of a sea giant), meaning "to go," in the sense of going forward, proceeding.
Surname or Lastname
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English : topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river (Old English wær, wer), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Ware in Hertfordshire.English : nickname for a cautious person, from Middle English war(e) ‘wary’, ‘prudent’ (Old English (ge)wær).English : Robert Ware came to Dedham, MA, from England in or before 1642. Henry Ware (1764–1845), born in Sherborn, MA, was a Unitarian clergyman and theologian and father of the physician John Ware (b. 1795) and two clergymen, Henry (b. 1794) and William (b. 1797).
Boy/Male
English
Alert.
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English
English : variant spelling of Way.
Girl/Female
Slavic
Stranger. Pet name formed from Varvara; the Russian form of Barbara.
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English
English : habitational name from Lingart, Lancashire, or Lingards Wood in Marsden, West Yorkshire, both named from Old English līn ‘flax’ + garðr ‘enclosure’.
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Hindu
Goddess Saraswati or one who knows all Vedas, Pious
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Tamil
Govardhan | கோவரà¯à®¤à®¨
Name of a mountain in Gokul
Girl/Female
Muslim
Wise thought
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Swiss
, army man, warrior.
Surname or Lastname
English (Shropshire)
English (Shropshire) : apparently a habitational name from an unidentified place, perhaps Sudlow Farm in Cheshire.
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Beautiful; Graceful; Lovely
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Australian, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish
Loved by God
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Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Jamaican, Portuguese
Compound of the Names Polly and Anna; Bitter; Gracious; One who Plays for Real Madrid
Boy/Male
Arabic
Clever; Smart
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v. i.
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.
n.
A wave.
v. i.
To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
v. t.
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
imp.
of Weave
a.
Undulating on the border or surface; waved.
v. i.
Fig.: A swelling or excitement of thought, feeling, or energy; a tide; as, waves of enthusiasm.
a.
Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating; intended; wavy; as, waved edge.
a.
Playing to and fro; undulating; as, wavy flames.
v. i.
To dwell in a cave.
v. i.
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to vacillate.
imp. & p. p.
of Wave
n.
A wale knot, or wall knot.
n.
A wave.
a.
Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves.
Indic. present
of Have
v. t.
See Waive.