Meaning

2 senses
  1. A small wave; a ripple.

    Wellchen

    зыбьzybʹ, рябьrjabʹ

    бри́жіbrýži

    a small wave on the surface of a liquid

  2. A fast-decaying oscillation.

    Wavelet

    ве́йвлетvéjvlet

    ве́йвлетvéjvlet

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
a small wave; a ripple:
a fast-decaying oscillation:
Русский
By meaning 2
a small wave; a ripple:
a fast-decaying oscillation:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a small wave; a ripple:
a fast-decaying oscillation:

Origin

From wave + -let; a calque of French ondelette, from onde (“wave”) + -ette (diminutive suf

From wave + -let; a calque of French ondelette, from onde (“wave”) + -ette (diminutive suffix).

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Forms

plural: wavelets
Singularwavelet
Pluralwavelets

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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