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/weɪv वेव़्/ noun [C] 1 a line of water moving across the surface of water, especially the sea, that is higher than the rest of the surface लहर, तरंग (विशेषतः समुद्र में)
We watched the waves roll in and break on the shore.
⇨ diffract देखिए। 2 a sudden increase or spread of a feeling or type of behaviour किसी मनोभाव या आचरण का अचानक बढ़ाव या फैलाव; आवेग, लहर
There has been a wave of sympathy for the refugees.
a crime wave
The pain came in waves.
⇨ heatwave देखिए। 3 a large number of people or things suddenly moving or appearing somewhere लोगों या वस्तुओं की बाढ़ (एकाएक बड़ी संख्या में कहीं पर पहुँच जाना या दिखाई देने लगना)
There is normally a wave of tourists in August.
4 a movement of something, especially your hand, from side to side in the air किसी वस्तु (विशेषतः हाथ) को हवा में दोनों ओर हिलाने की क्रिया
With a wave of his hand, he said goodbye and left.
5 the form that some types of energy such as sound, light, heat, etc. take when they move ध्वनि, प्रकाश, ताप आदि की तरंग
sound waves
⇨ long wave, medium wave और short wave देखिए। 6 a gentle curve in your hair बालों का घुमाव, घुँघर, बालों की छल्लेदार या लहरियादार शकल ⇨ perm देखिए।