wavelet

English

Etymology

Calqued on French ondelette, from onde (wave) + -ette (-let)

Noun

Wikipedia wavelet (plural wavelets)

1. A small wave; a ripple.
2. (mathematics) A fast-decaying oscillation.

Derived terms

• wavelet compression
• wavelet matrix
• wavelet modulation
• wavelet packet decomposition
• wavelet series

Translations

a small wave; a ripple

Chinese: Mandarin: 小浪 (zh) (xiǎolàng) Finnish: kare (fi), liplatus (fi)

French: vaguelette (fr) f. Hungarian: hullámocska (hu) Manx: tonnane (gv) m. Russian: зыбь (ru) f., рябь (ru) f. Spanish: perturbación (es) f.

a fast-decaying oscillation

Finnish: aalloke (fi)

Russian: вейвлет (ru) (véjvlet) m.