wavelike

English

Etymology

From wave +‎ -like.

Adjective

wavelike (comparative more wavelike, superlative most wavelike)

1. (physics) Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
   • 1987 March 20, Thomas W. Ennis, “LOUIS DEBROGLIE, FRENCH PHYSICIST, WON '29 NOBEL FOR WAVE THEORY”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     In 1923, the Prince de Broglie showed mathematically that particles, in turn, should exhibit wavelike properties, a prediction that led to the development of the field of wave mechanics.

Translations

having some properties or characteristics of a wave

• Finnish: aaltomainen (fi)
• French: ondulatoire (fr)
• German: wellenartig (de)
• Hungarian: hullámszerű (hu)
• Ukrainian: хвилеподі́бний (xvylepodíbnyj)

See also

• wave-particle duality

Anagrams

• Lakeview, lakeview