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Notation and Wave

noun

  • A technical system of symbols used to represent special things.
  • A comment or instruction (usually added. )
    • usage: "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
  • The activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters. .

noun

  • One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water.
  • A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon.
    • usage: "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
  • Physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.
  • Something that rises rapidly.
    • usage: "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"
  • The act of signaling by a movement of the hand.
  • A hairdo that creates undulations in the hair.
  • An undulating curve.
  • A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures. )
    • usage: "a heat wave"
  • A member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch.

verb

  • Signal with the hands or nod.
    • usage: "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
  • Move or swing back and forth.
    • usage: "She waved her gun"
  • Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.
    • usage: "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
  • Twist or roll into coils or ringlets.
    • usage: "curl my hair, please"
  • Set waves in.
    • usage: "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair"

In Elliott' Wave' theory, a sustained move by a market's price in one direction as determined by the reversal points that initiated and terminated it.

(DoD) A formation of forces, including ships, craft, amphibious vehicles or aircraft, required to beach or land about the same time. Waves can be classified by function: scheduled, on-call, or non-scheduled. Waves can also be classified by type of craft, e.g., assault, helicopter, or landing craft.