brain wave

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noun

Usually brain waves. Medicine/Medical. electrical potentials or impulses given off by brain tissue.Compare alpha rhythm, beta rhythm, delta rhythm.

Informal. a sudden idea or inspiration; brainstorm.

Origin of brain wave

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby brain wave

brain trust, brain truster, brain up, brainwash, brainwashing, brain wave, brainwork, brainworm, brainy, braird, braise

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Example sentences from the Web for brain wave

But she replies, moved by a brain-wave, to a question that stirred in the doctor's mind.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
That vision had been a brain-wave between their two linked and sympathetic brains.
Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;|Herbert George Wells
The Countess had not asked; this was all brain-wave, helped by shades of expression.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan
He had had a brain-wave, and for fully a minute he sat tingling under its impact.
The Girl on the Boat|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

And with this silently furious outburst there came a brain-wave of great magnitude.
The Twins of Suffering Creek|Ridgwell Cullum

British Dictionary definitions for brain wave (1 of 2)

brainwave

/ (ˈbreɪnˌweɪv) /

noun

informal a sudden inspiration or ideaAlso called: brainstorm

British Dictionary definitions for brain wave (2 of 2)

brain wave

noun

any of the fluctuations of electrical potential in the brain as represented on an electroencephalogram. They vary in frequency from 1 to 30 hertzSee also alpha rhythm, beta rhythm, delta rhythm

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Medical definitions for brain wave

brain wave

n.

A rhythmic fluctuation of electric potential between parts of the brain, as seen on an electroencephalogram.

单词	brain wave
释义	brain wave SEE SYNONYMS FOR brain wave ON THESAURUS.COM noun Usually brain waves. Medicine/Medical. electrical potentials or impulses given off by brain tissue.Compare alpha rhythm, beta rhythm, delta rhythm. Informal. a sudden idea or inspiration; brainstorm. Origin of brain wave First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby brain wave brain trust, brain truster, brain up, brainwash, brainwashing, brain wave, brainwork, brainworm, brainy, braird, braise Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brain wave But she replies, moved by a brain-wave, to a question that stirred in the doctor's mind. Somehow Good\|William de Morgan That vision had been a brain-wave between their two linked and sympathetic brains. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump;\|Herbert George Wells The Countess had not asked; this was all brain-wave, helped by shades of expression. When Ghost Meets Ghost\|William Frend De Morgan He had had a brain-wave, and for fully a minute he sat tingling under its impact. The Girl on the Boat\|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse And with this silently furious outburst there came a brain-wave of great magnitude. The Twins of Suffering Creek\|Ridgwell Cullum British Dictionary definitions for brain wave (1 of 2) brainwave / (ˈbreɪnˌweɪv) / noun informal a sudden inspiration or ideaAlso called: brainstorm British Dictionary definitions for brain wave (2 of 2) brain wave noun any of the fluctuations of electrical potential in the brain as represented on an electroencephalogram. They vary in frequency from 1 to 30 hertzSee also alpha rhythm, beta rhythm, delta rhythm 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 Words related to brain wave ingenious, whimsical, fantastic, vivid, visionary, offbeat, fanciful, artistic, extravagant, original, romantic, viewpoint, impression, concept, knowledge, consciousness, taste, approach, image, attention Medical definitions for brain wave brain wave n. A rhythmic fluctuation of electric potential between parts of the brain, as seen on an electroencephalogram. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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brain wave

noun

Origin of brain wave

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British Dictionary definitions for brain wave (1 of 2)

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Medical definitions for brain wave

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