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wave vs acoustic wave

acoustic wave vs wave

wave and acoustic wave both are nouns.

wave is a verb but acoustic wave is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
acoustic wave Yes No No No
As nouns, acoustic wave is a hyponym of wave; that is, acoustic wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:
  • wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  • acoustic wave: (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
wave (noun) acoustic wave (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
something that rises rapidly
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve
wave (verb) acoustic wave (verb)
set waves in
signal with the hands or nod
move or swing back and forth
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Difference between wave and acoustic wave

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