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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]