Wave:

(1) An oscillatory movement in a body of water manifested by an alternate rise and fall of the surface. (2) A disturbance of the surface of a liquid body, as the ocean, in the form of a ridge, swell or hump. (3) The term wave by itself usually refers to the term SURFACE GRAVITY WAVE (PROGRESSIVE). See also CAPILLARY WAVE, GRAVITY WAVE, PROGRESSIVE WAVE, STANDING WAVE, TIDE WAVE, TSUNAMI.

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