Get to know Wavelike better with 3 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like crinkled or crinkly.
Wavelike in a sentence
Wavelike meaning
Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
Using Wavelike
- The main meaning on this page is: Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
- Useful related words include: crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavy.
Context around Wavelike
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wavelike
- In this selection, "wavelike" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, continuous, motions and fashion stand out and add context to how "wavelike" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is more wavelike than is and move in wavelike motions and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wavelike" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wavelike
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The world around me seemed to move in wavelike motions and I was trying my hardest to stay afloat. (19 words)
For example, oscillating charges produce electric and magnetic fields that may be viewed in a 'smooth', continuous, wavelike fashion. (19 words)
The fact that the photon is often represented, by convention, by a wavy line and not a straight one does not imply that it is thought that it is more wavelike than is an electron. (35 words)
The fact that the photon is often represented, by convention, by a wavy line and not a straight one does not imply that it is thought that it is more wavelike than is an electron. (35 words)
The world around me seemed to move in wavelike motions and I was trying my hardest to stay afloat. (19 words)
For example, oscillating charges produce electric and magnetic fields that may be viewed in a 'smooth', continuous, wavelike fashion. (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
The world around me seemed to move in wavelike motions and I was trying my hardest to stay afloat.
For example, oscillating charges produce electric and magnetic fields that may be viewed in a 'smooth', continuous, wavelike fashion.
The fact that the photon is often represented, by convention, by a wavy line and not a straight one does not imply that it is thought that it is more wavelike than is an electron.