superwave

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ wave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suːpəɹˈweɪv/

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Noun

superwave (plural superwaves)

1. (physics) A particularly large or intense wave.
   • 1972, United States Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic Center, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) for the North Pacific Ocean, Issue 152‎, page 83:

     The "superwave" listed in the table developed during the latter storm.

   • 1981, James P. Hogan, The Genesis Machine‎, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 175:

     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.

   • 2006, Paul A. LaViolette, Decoding the Message of the Pulsars: Intelligent Communication from the Galaxy, page 98:

     The geologic record registers a number of other things happening around the time of this superwave passage.

References

• “superwave”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “superwave”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025
• “superwave”, in Collins English Dictionary.