Movement (of water, the sea) in waves; undulatory surface-movement (of a forest, crop, etc.).
| 单词 | θ3801 |
| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] (70) waving1571 Movement (of water, the sea) in waves; undulatory surface-movement (of a forest, crop, etc.). exundation1577 Overflow (of a body of water). fluctuation1646 A motion like that of the waves, an alternate rise and fall. Now rare in physical sense. exundancea1654 The fact of flowing forth in waves; an overflow. undation1656 A waving; an undulation. Obsolete. rare except in b. exundancy1686 An overflowing; = exundance, n. wave-action1880 (a) Geology the action of water flowing in waves; (b) Gunnery ‘abnormally high pressure in a gun from very large charges’ (Cent. Dict. 1891). Subcategories:— backwash (2) — rippling (7) — chopping (1) — surging, rolling, or heaving (14) — foaming or boiling (2) — breaking or dashing (11) — rush towards shore (3) — driving impulse (1) — movement persisting after cause (1) — tide-rip (1) — overfall (3) — convulsion caused by eruption (6) — water-spout or sea-storm (10) — rising up from depths (1) |
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