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noun

la onde

wave

Mouvement qui se propage, comme dans l’eau ou dans l’air, et qui peut transporter un son, une lumière ou de l’énergie.

Definition & meaning

  1. Wave (physics): A propagation of a disturbance through space or a medium (such as a water wave, sound wave, or electromagnetic wave).
  2. Water/Sea (literary): Often used in poetry or literature to refer to water, a body of water, or the sea itself. It can evoke the movement of water or the surface of a liquid.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Grammar: Feminine noun (une onde).
  • Word origin: Derived from the Latin word unda, meaning "wave."

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

  • Vague (referring to a physical wave in water).
  • Ondulation (referring to a wavy movement or oscillation).
  • Flot (often used in the plural to describe sea waves or currents).
  • Eau (in the sense of the liquid itself).

Antonyms:

  • Stagnation (when referring to the lack of movement in a fluid).
  • Calme (in the context of a body of water, implying an absence of waves).

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Examples

La radio capte une onde.noun

The radio picks up a wave.

Les ondes de la mer brillaient sous le soleil du matin.noun

The waves of the sea shimmered under the morning sun.

Cette onde étrange a traversé la vallée pendant la nuit.noun

This strange wave passed through the valley during the night.

Les scientifiques ont étudié une onde provenant de l'espace.noun

The scientists studied a wave coming from space.

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