Thesaurus results for WAVELET

wavelet

noun

Definition of wavelet

as in riffle

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Recent Examples of wavelet Pipe those wavelets of foie gras feculence over to neighboring Surfside, a two-bathroom kind of town with waste pipes galore. — Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025 Its wavelets lap enticingly at our feet, but the breaker that might truly knock the breath out of us never comes. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025 For example, complex analysis is used to manipulate wavelets, or small oscillations in data. — William Ross, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2025 And importantly, the agency says, despite these wavelets of illness, severe outcomes like hospitalizations and deaths have been dropping since 2020 and 2021. — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024 Some of these gravity waves were caused by air flowing from the northwest over the Appalachians and Alleghenies, which caused downstream wavelets, like ripples downstream of stone in a river. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023 Now a little rill of wavelets across the surface of the flood was the only thing that marked the river’s usual borders. — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 31 May 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wavelet

Noun

The brown trout of a lifetime that just sipped your fly can shoot down a riffle and bust that delicate 6-pound tippet.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
Tanks and soldiers with riffles have lined the streets of the Paraguayan capital all week.

— Samindra Kunti, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Definition of riffle

Noun

Union’s glam team mirrored the vibrancy of her skirt with a set of voluminous curls that cascaded down her shoulders.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 July 2026
Her wild mane of curls and satiny crimson gown added a layer of vivid drama to the performance, accentuating her combo’s incendiary world-jazz sound.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of curl

Noun

Following the consolidation, the production capacity for Inpro’s shower curtains, cubicle curtains and roller shades was expected to increase, the company’s 2024 statement said.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
The community resource includes a wide array of amenities, including hiking trails, pickleball courts, picnic areas, a roller hockey facility and tennis courts.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of roller

Noun

In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.

— Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.

— Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019

Definition of comber

Noun

The design effectively changed the ‘wall of the reservoir’ so that electrons could not escape and the ripple of a single electron could be amplified in the form of a large signal.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
While the car transmits every ripple in the road, its trick Multimatic dampers round off imperfections beautifully, so the chassis never feels discombobulated.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026