flail |
to move or wave randomly or wildly. [1/6 definitions] |
flap |
to wave or flutter, often noisily. [2/7 definitions] |
flop |
to wave or flap loosely or erratically. [1/8 definitions] |
flourish |
to wave about dramatically; brandish. [1/10 definitions] |
flutter |
to cause to flutter; wave, beat, or agitate. [1/9 definitions] |
fly1 |
to wave or float in the air, as a banner or kite. [2/12 definitions] |
FM |
a system of varying a radio signal's frequency so as to impose the signal on a carrier wave; frequency modulation. [1/2 definitions] |
groundswell |
a spontaneous wave of popular opinion or support, as for a political candidate. [1/2 definitions] |
ground wave |
a radio wave traveling on or near the earth's surface and affected by its curvature, atmosphere, and the like. |
hail1 |
to call out or wave to in order to summon or attract the attention of. [1/7 definitions] |
Hertzian wave |
an electromagnetic wave, such as a radio wave, produced when electricity is oscillated in a conductor. |
high frequency |
a radio wave between three and thirty megahertz. |
interfere |
in physics and electronics, to generate interference, esp. with another wave or signal. [1/5 definitions] |
long wave |
a low-frequency electromagnetic wave, usu. a radio wave that is longer than one thousand meters and below three hundred kilohertz in frequency. |
medium frequency |
any radio wave with a frequency of between three hundred and three thousand kilohertz. |
microwave |
any extremely high-frequency electromagnetic wave whose wavelength is between one millimeter and one meter. [1/2 definitions] |
modulate |
to vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or the like of (an electromagnetic wave). [2/6 definitions] |
modulation |
variation of the frequency, amplitude, phase, or the like of an electromagnetic wave. [1/3 definitions] |
oscillograph |
an oscilloscope that records the wave forms representing changes in currents, voltages, or other electrical quantities. |
oscilloscope |
an instrument for depicting variations in an electrical quantity as a wave or trace on a viewing screen. |
panic |
in financial affairs, a wave of fear and the widespread selling or buying in the stock market that it provokes. [1/6 definitions] |