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superwave en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /suːpəɹˈweɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English wave English superwave From super- + wave.

Meanings

  1. A particularly large or intense wave.
    • The geologic record registers a number of other things happening around the time of this superwave passage. 2006, Paul A. LaViolette, Decoding the Message of the Pulsars: Intelligent Communication from the Galaxy, page 98:
    • The "superwave" listed in the table developed during the latter storm. 1972, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) for the North Pacific Ocean, Issue 152, page 83:
    • These superwaves are produced continuously in every piece of matter in the universe — in the planets, the stars, and even in the voids between — and every tiny particle - event taking place at any point in the cosmos makes itself known instantly at each and every other point. 1981, James P. Hogan, The Genesis Machine, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 175:

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