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half-wave
Etymology
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From
half
+
wave
.
Noun
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halfwave
(
plural
halfwaves
)
(
physics
,
mathematics
)
half
(especially the
positive
half) of a
sine wave
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Used attributively to describe devices that manipulate electromagnetic waves by removing the negative part.
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