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wavelet

[ weyv-lit ]

noun

  1. a small wave; ripple.


wavelet

/ ˈ·É±ðɪ±¹±ôɪ³Ù /

noun

  1. a small wave
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wavelet

/ ·ÉÄ屹′±ôÄ­³Ù /

  1. A small wave; a ripple.
  2. See more at wave
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wavelet1

First recorded in 1800–10; wave + -let
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Topol described the recent increase in transmission as a “wavelet†that could pick up steam but is more likely related to waning immunity and behavior than the latest subvariants.

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How does the summer “wavelet†speak to the virus’s seasonality, which many experts are trying to pin down?

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It drove twigs, dust and street debris before it, created wavelets on the Potomac River, and with a low hum and hiss, rewarded attempts to wield the garden hose with a face full of spray.

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If women’s lib is commonly thought to have progressed in successive wavelets over the better part of a century, “After Sappho†wants to rewrite that linear story into a swirl — not waves but eddies.

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Yet even a president dramatically more disapproved than approved, and who a majority of his party wishes would not seek another term, did not provoke even a red wavelet.

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