waveform
nounUK /ˈweɪvfɔːm/
US /ˈweɪvfɔːrm/
A waveform is the shape of a wave, like the up-and-down line you see on a screen.
The scientist looked at the waveform on the screen to see how loud the sound was.
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2. The graphical representation of a signal's changing value over time.
The engineer compared the two waveforms to find the distortion.
3. The shape of a pulse or oscillation in electronics or acoustics.
A square waveform sounds different from a sine waveform.
4. In physics, the curve showing how a quantity varies periodically.
The waveform of the light wave showed a steady repeating pattern.