waveform
noun
wave·form
ˈwāv-ˌfȯrm 
: 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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Before the Mingograph, electrocardiograph machines relied on a writing stylus to trace the waveform on a moving roll of paper.
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
This shows that the earthquake was pulse-like, which is a major discovery and confirms previous inferences made from seismic waveforms of other earthquakes.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
This technique typically sends out a series of electromagnetic pulses and analyzes how the returning waveforms change, which can correlate potential signs of a passing ship or underwater drone.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
These kinds of approximate methods could eventually inform the waveform templates that are so crucial for filtering out noise in upcoming gravitational-wave detectors, Plefka says.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
This shows that the earthquake was pulse-like, which is a major discovery and confirms previous inferences made from seismic waveforms of other earthquakes.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
This technique typically sends out a series of electromagnetic pulses and analyzes how the returning waveforms change, which can correlate potential signs of a passing ship or underwater drone.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 25 June 2025
These kinds of approximate methods could eventually inform the waveform templates that are so crucial for filtering out noise in upcoming gravitational-wave detectors, Plefka says.
—Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 13 May 2025
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waveform
noun
wave·form
ˈwāv-ˌfȯrm
: 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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