Definition of waveform
:a usually graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics (such as frequency and amplitude) — called also
waveshape
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Even the soundtrack used has a palindromic audio waveform.
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Alyssa Garcia analyzes and compares model gravitational waveforms for colliding black holes.
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Software and digital signal processors then use the car’s audio system to create countervailing waveforms that are broadcast over the speakers to block the original noise.
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A look at waveforms over time shows unintended distortion and squashed dynamics.
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First Known Use of waveform
1845
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wave·form
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medical Definition of waveform
:a usually graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics (as frequency and amplitude) — called also
waveshape
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