wavelet

[ weyv-lit ]

/ ˈweɪv lɪt /

noun

a small wave; ripple.

Origin of wavelet

First recorded in 1800–10; wave + -let

Words nearby wavelet

wave-form, wave front, wave function, waveguide, wavelength, wavelet, Wavell, wavellite, wave mechanics, wavemeter, wave moth

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for wavelet

The yacht was upon an even keel, and scarcely a wavelet splashed against her side.
Pharos, The Egyptian|Guy Newell Boothby
The result was that the eye saw nothing of the water or the wavelet, but caught only the brilliant glow.
Nature Near London|Richard Jefferies
A wavelet splashed up against the clay on which they were standing.
The Beth Book|Sarah Grand
For every wavelet of land upon the surface of the Boer States, a hundred great billows stand up in Natal.
History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4)|Sir Frederick Maurice.

They are in circumstances in which the ripple passes into the wavelet, and the wavelet into the billow.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects|Hugh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for wavelet

wavelet

/ (ˈweɪvlɪt) /

noun

a small wave

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for wavelet

wavelet

[ wāv′lĭt ]

A small wave; a ripple. See more at wave.

单词	wavelet
释义	wavelet [ weyv-lit ] / ˈweɪv lɪt / noun a small wave; ripple. Origin of wavelet First recorded in 1800–10; wave + -let Words nearby wavelet wave-form, wave front, wave function, waveguide, wavelength, wavelet, Wavell, wavellite, wave mechanics, wavemeter, wave moth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wavelet The yacht was upon an even keel, and scarcely a wavelet splashed against her side. Pharos, The Egyptian\|Guy Newell Boothby The result was that the eye saw nothing of the water or the wavelet, but caught only the brilliant glow. Nature Near London\|Richard Jefferies A wavelet splashed up against the clay on which they were standing. The Beth Book\|Sarah Grand For every wavelet of land upon the surface of the Boer States, a hundred great billows stand up in Natal. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4)\|Sir Frederick Maurice. They are in circumstances in which the ripple passes into the wavelet, and the wavelet into the billow. Leading Articles on Various Subjects\|Hugh Miller British Dictionary definitions for wavelet wavelet / (ˈweɪvlɪt) / noun a small wave Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for wavelet wavelet [ wāv′lĭt ] A small wave; a ripple. See more at wave. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
随便看	hazelhen hazelnut hazelnut oil hazel park hazelwood hazemeter hazer hazing hazleton hazlitt hazmat hazor hazy hazzan hazzard haüynite haček hašek hb hb a h band h-bar hb as hb bart's hbc