wavelike

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Etymology

From wave +‎ -like.

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wavelike (comparative more wavelike, superlative most wavelike)

  1. (physics) Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
    • 1987 March 20, Thomas W. Ennis, “LOUIS DEBROGLIE, FRENCH PHYSICIST, WON '29 NOBEL FOR WAVE THEORY”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      In 1923, the Prince de Broglie showed mathematically that particles, in turn, should exhibit wavelike properties, a prediction that led to the development of the field of wave mechanics.

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