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| == wave ==
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| #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Generally, any pattern with some roughly identifiable [[periodicity]] in time and/or space.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This applies, in meteorology, to atmospheric waves in the horizontal [[flow pattern]] (e.g., [[Rossby wave]], [[long wave]], [[short wave]], [[cyclone wave]], [[barotropic disturbance]]). <br/>''See also'' [[inertia wave]].</div><br/> </div>
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| #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">At the surface of the ocean, a disturbance generated by [[wind]] action with dynamics governed by the influence of [[gravity]] and/or [[surface tension]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph"><br/>''See'' [[ocean waves]].</div><br/> </div>
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| #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">Popularly used as a synonym for "surge" or "influx," as in [[tidal wave]] ([[storm surge]]), [[heat wave]], [[cold wave]].</div><br/> </div>
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