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    wave

    US /wev/

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    UK /weɪv/

    A2
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Movement of sound, air or energy
    The wave of air cooled the room
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To cause to move side to side or back and forth
    The water made the boat wave
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
    I felt a wave of happiness come over me
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Slightly curved shape in hair
    I have a wave in my hair from sleeping on it
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo swing back and forth as a result of the wind
    The flags all wave in the wind outside the library
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Frequency of movement of objects together
    There was a wave of people leaving the stadium after the game
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Up and down movement of water in a lake or sea
    I was unable to go surfing because a big wave damaged my surfboard
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo move your hand or arm to say hello or goodbye
    The Queen likes to wave out of the car as she goes through towns
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Signal with your hand to say hello or goodbye
    Although she was in a crowd, I quickly saw her because of her wave

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    35:17Bereavement: How to Transform Grief & Depression Through Spiritual Healing
    • and it was like a black wave, a huge wave was coming at me like a tsunami,

      and it was like a black wave, a huge wave was coming at me like a tsunami,

    • it was like a black wave, huge wave, was coming at me like a tsunami.

      it was like a black wave, huge wave, was coming at me like a tsunami.

    B1

    Inside a Chinese EV Graveyard in Hangzhou | WSJ

    05:15Inside a Chinese EV Graveyard in Hangzhou | WSJ
    • Now it's the third wave.

      Now it's the third wave.

    • Now it's the third wave.

      Now it's the third wave.

    B1

    How to Survive a Building Explosion

    06:05How to Survive a Building Explosion
    • How would you handle the shock wave? How can you be injured?

      How would you handle the shock wave? How can you be injured?

    • The explosion sends out a blast wave made of highly compressed air particles, moving faster than the speed of sound.

      The explosion sends out a blast wave made of highly compressed air particles, moving faster than the speed of sound.

    B1

    How to fight climate change with parking lots

    08:32How to fight climate change with parking lots
    • where you loop a sound wave separated by octaves,

      where you loop a sound wave separated by octaves,

    B1

    How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It

    10:25How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It
    • If you know anything about auto racing, prior to the last lap, the final lap, they wave a white flag to signal to all the drivers that the race is ending.

      If you know anything about auto racing, prior to the last lap, the final lap, they wave a white flag to signal to all the drivers that the race is ending.

    • they wave a white flag to signal to all the drivers

      they wave a white flag to signal to all the drivers

    A2

    What's the Truth About the First Thanksgiving?

    05:59What's the Truth About the First Thanksgiving?
    • Somehow, the Pilgrims saw their dire situation as a demonstration of providential power—especially after a giant wave picked up the flimsy boat of a scouting party on a stormy December night.

      Somehow, the Pilgrims saw their dire situation as a demonstration of providential power—especially after a giant wave picked up the flimsy boat of a scouting party on a stormy December night.

    • after a giant wave picked up the flimsy boat of a scouting party on a stormy December night.

      after a giant wave picked up the flimsy boat of a scouting party on a stormy December night.

    B2

    How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof

    07:14How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof
    • There's the S-wave, which is the thing that actually causes major tremors, and there's also a weaker but faster traveling P-wave, which is like a polite little Messenger to tell you that the S-wave is on its way to come mess your whole day up.

      There's the S-wave, which is the thing that actually causes major tremors, and there's also a weaker but faster traveling P-wave, which is like a polite little Messenger to tell you that the S-wave is on its way to come mess your whole day up.

    • So when one of the nodes in this massive, country-size grid of seismometers detects a P-wave, Japan can immediately calculate where the earthquake is coming from, how strong it is, and when it will hit which parts of the country.

      So when one of the nodes in this massive, country-size grid of seismometers detects a P-wave, Japan can immediately calculate where the earthquake is coming from, how strong it is, and when it will hit which parts of the country.

    B1

    What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...

    31:18What Is Time? (better audio) Determinism, Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Free Will, Causality...
    • a superposition of states that obeys a particular wave equation, that is, Schrodinger's equation.

      a superposition of states that obeys a particular wave equation, that is, Schrodinger's equation.

    • a superposition of states that obeys a particular wave equation, that is, Schrodinger's equation.

      a superposition of states that obeys a particular wave equation, that is, Schrodinger's equation.

    B1

    Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)

    56:24Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
    • As the boat makes its way to the evening's mooring, a pod of rough-twoothed dolphins cruises in the bow wave.

      As the boat makes its way to the evening's mooring, a pod of rough-twoothed dolphins cruises in the bow wave.

    • a pod of rough-toothed dolphins cruises in the bow wave.

      a pod of rough-toothed dolphins cruises in the bow wave.

    C1

    Crocs: How the Polarizing Footwear Brand Became a Fashion Statement | The Economics Of | WSJ

    06:19Crocs: How the Polarizing Footwear Brand Became a Fashion Statement | The Economics Of | WSJ
    • There was already this rising wave of comfort-minded, comfort-first footwear that was really becoming more popular.

      There was already this rising wave of comfort-minded, comfort-first footwear that was really becoming more popular.

    B2