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wave vs blast wave

blast wave vs wave

wave and blast wave both are nouns.

wave is a verb but blast wave is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
blast wave Yes No No No
As nouns, blast wave is a hyponym of wave; that is, blast wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:
  • wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  • blast wave: a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity
wave (noun) blast wave (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity
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) blast 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 blast wave

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