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water wave
1noun
- a wave on the surface of a body of water.
- a wave combed or pressed into wet hair and then dried.
water-wave
2[ waw-ter-weyv, wot-er- ]
verb (used with object)
, wa·ter-waved, wa·ter-wav·ing.
- to set (hair) in a water wave.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water wave1
First recorded in 1550–60
Origin of water wave2
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Example Sentences
While looking for new results on the positive Grassmannian, she noticed that a physicist at Ohio State University had cited her work in his research on shallow water waves.
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Emboldened by the matching pictures, Kodama and Williams looked for deeper connections between the positive Grassmannian and shallow water waves.
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