Definizione monolingua

waveform

waveform (plural waveforms)

1. (mathematics) The shape of a wave function represented by a graph showing some dependent variable as function of an independent variable.
2. (physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a charecteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time.

Definizione dizionario waveform

	forma d'onda
	The manner in which a wave's amplitude changes over time. See also period, phase, wavelength.

Altri significati:

(mathematics) A graphical representation of a wave obtained by plotting some characteristic of the wave (such as amplitude), versus time

(audio) The representation of an audio signal, stored in analog or digital form as a plot of amplitude versus time.