waveform

noun — 2 senses

waveform

noun

Etymology From wave + form.

1

Mathematics, Sciences The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.

2

Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.

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