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Wavelet

A small wave; a ripple.

📖 Definitions of "Wavelet"

noun

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ripplenoun	A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
rifflenoun	A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
ripplingnoun	Moving in a chaotic, undulating fashion, as in a flow of water or a flag blowing in the wind.

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Word	Definition
ripplenoun	A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
ripplingnoun	A motion or sound that ripples.
rifflenoun	A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
haarnoun	(especially Northern England, Scotland) Thick, cold, wet fog along the northeastern coast of Northern England and Scotland.
wimplenoun	A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.
wavenoun	A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
wakeletnoun	A small wake (turbulence path or offshoot of a larger one)
washnoun	The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
wavemakernoun	(physics) An oscillating device that creates reproducible waves in a liquid.
wedgeletnoun	A small wedge.
purlnoun	A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
pirlnoun	A ripple; a twist or curl.
sawtoothnoun	A tooth of a saw: any of its series of projections, each with a cutting edge.
wave-runnernoun	Alternative form of waverunner. [Synonym of jet ski.]
wave runnernoun	Alternative form of waverunner. [Synonym of jet ski.]
weelnoun	A trap for catching fish; a weely.
waterstreamnoun	A stream of water.
whitecapnoun	A wave having a white crest; a breaker
rollernoun	(heading) Anything that rolls.
waveblocknoun	Something that stops the progress of a wave (in any of several contexts).