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wave vs gravity wave

gravity wave vs wave

wave and gravity wave both are nouns.

wave is a verb but gravity wave is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
gravity wave Yes No No No
As nouns, gravity wave is a hyponym of wave; that is, gravity wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:
  • wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  • gravity wave: (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
wave (noun) gravity wave (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
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) gravity 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 gravity wave

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