SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT

Meaning of SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT in English

The average height of the third of waves observed during a given period of time. Significant wave height is used for evaluating the impact of waves and breakers on watercraft in the open sea and surf zones. See also surf zone. (JP 4-01.6)

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SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT — the average of the highest one-third waves observed at a point and is approximately equal to the wave height an …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
WAVE — I In oceanography, a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, normally having a forward motion …
Английский словарь Британика
WAVE — I. ˈwāv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English waven, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIGNIFICANT — I. -kənt adjective Etymology: Latin significant-, significans, present participle of significare to signify — more at signify 1. : having …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEIGHT — I. noun also hight ˈhīt, usu -īd.+V also -ītth sometimes -īth ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English heighthe, heighte, heghte, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIGNIFICANT — (a.) Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event.
Английский словарь Webster
SIGNIFICANT — (a.) Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive …
Английский словарь Webster
SIGNIFICANT — ( a. ) Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SIGNIFICANT — ( a. ) Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAVE — — waveless , adj. — wavelessly , adv. — wavingly , adv. — wavelike , adj. /wayv/ , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIGNIFICANT — — significantly , adv. /sig nif"i keuhnt/ , adj. 1. important; of consequence. 2. having or expressing a meaning; indicative; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEIGHT — /huyt/ , n. 1. extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet. 2. distance …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIGNIFICANT — adjective Etymology: Latin significant-, significans, present participle of significare to signify Date: 1579 1. : having meaning ; especially : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEIGHT — noun Etymology: Middle English heighthe, from Old English hīehthu; akin to Old High German hōhida height, Old English hēah high …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAVE — vi water; a body of water. 2. wave ·noun woe. 3. wave ·vt ·see waive. 4. wave ·vi unevenness; inequality …
Webster English vocab
SIGNIFICANT — noun that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. 2. significant ·adj deserving to be considered; important; momentous; …
Webster English vocab
HEIGHT — noun progress toward eminence; grade; degree. 2. height ·noun degree of latitude either north or south. 3. height ·noun the …
Webster English vocab
SIGNIFICANT — [sig.nif.i.cant] adj [L significant-, significans, prp. of significare to signify] (1579) 1: having meaning; esp: suggestive "a ~ glance" 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEIGHT — [height] n [ME heighthe, fr. OE hiehthu; akin to OHG hohida height, OE heah high] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAVE — on a body of water, a ridge or swell on the surface, normally having a forward motion distinct from the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SIGNIFICANT — significant BrE AmE sɪɡ ˈnɪf ɪk ə nt -ək- ▷ significant|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAVE — / weɪv; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF WATER 1. [ C ] a raised line of water …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIGNIFICANT — / sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt; NAmE / adjective 1. large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed : a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEIGHT — / haɪt; NAmE / noun MEASUREMENT 1. [ U , C ] the measurement of how tall a person or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAVE — I. wave 1 S3 W2 /weɪv/ BrE AmE noun 1 . SEA [countable] a line of raised water that moves …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIGNIFICANT — sig ‧ nif ‧ i ‧ cant S2 W1 AC /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEIGHT — height S2 W3 /haɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ height , heights; verb : ↑ heighten …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAVE — v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIGNIFICANT — adj. 1 having a meaning; indicative. 2 having an unstated or secret meaning; suggestive (refused it with a significant gesture). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAVE — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIGNIFICANT — adj. 1 having a meaning; indicative. 2 having an unstated or secret meaning; suggestive (refused it with a significant gesture). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEIGHT — n. 1 the measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot. 2 the elevation …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAVE — v. & n. --v. 1. a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Oxford English vocab
SIGNIFICANT — adj.1 having a meaning; indicative. 2 having an unstated or secret meaning; suggestive (refused it with a significant gesture). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
HEIGHT — n.1 the measurement from base to top or (of a standing person) from head to foot. 2 the elevation above …
Oxford English vocab
WAVE — ( waves, waving, waved) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIGNIFICANT — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A significant amount or effect is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEIGHT — ( heights) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The height of a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crime wave (= a sudden increase in crime in an area ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIGNIFICANT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a considerable/substantial/significant number (= quite a large number ) ▪ He received a substantial number …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEIGHT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a weight/height limit ▪ The weight limit per bag is 20 kilos. at the height …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIGNIFICANT — (SPECIAL MEANING) [adjective] - having a special meaningShe looked at him across the table and gave him a significant smile.Do …
Cambridge English vocab
HEIGHT — [noun] - the distance from the top to the bottom of something, the quality of being tall, or the distance …
Cambridge English vocab
WAVE — Synonyms and related words : Afro, accost, address, advertise, affect, air, ambages, amplitude, anfractuosity, antinode, barber, be poised, beat, beat …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGNIFICANT — adj. VERBS ▪ be , prove ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ consider sth (as) , deem sth , find sth …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SIGNIFICANT — • ↑ insignificant/not significant • ↑ substantial/significant
Longman Activator English vocab
SIGNIFICANT — adj. 25B6; adjective a significant increase : NOTABLE, noteworthy, worthy of attention, remarkable, important, of importance, of consequence; serious, crucial, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIGNIFICANT — adj. 1 important, weighty, momentous, consequential, critical, substantial, substantive, noteworthy, notable, valuable, valued, meritorious, outstanding, impressive, historic, relevant, signal Appleton …
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SIGNIFICANT — In statistics, describes a mathematical measure of difference between groups. The difference is said to be significant if it is …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
HEIGHT — noun BAD : She is a medium-height smartly-dressed woman. GOOD : She is a smartly-dressed woman of medium height. BAD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WAVE — 1. сущ. 1) вал, волна the waves поэт. ≈ море the sound of the waves breaking on the shore ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIGNIFICANT — 1. сущ. 1) знак, символ; обозначение; указание Syn : sign 1., symbol, indication 2) лингв. означающее 2. прил. 1) значительный, …
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HEIGHT — сущ. 1) а) высота, вышина; рост to clear a height ≈ брать высоту dizzy, precipitous, vertiginous height ≈ головокружительная высота …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAVE — wave.ogg 1. weıv n 1. волна, вал breaking waves - прибой wave marks - следы прибоя the wave(s) - поэт. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIGNIFICANT — significant.ogg 1. sıgʹnıfıkənt n 1> знак, символ; указание 2> лингв. означающее 2. sıgʹnıfıkənt a 1. знаменательный, важный significant in its …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEIGHT — height.ogg haıt n 1. 1> высота, вышина the height of a building tower - высота здания башни wall six feet …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAVE — 1) волна 2) колебание; (колебательный) сигнал 3) графическое изображение колебательного процесса • - abrupt translatory wave - acceleration wave - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HEIGHT — 1) высота; габаритная высота ( сооружения ) 2) отметка высоты, высотная отметка 3) вершина; верхняя часть 4) относительная высота ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WAVE — 1) волна 2) колебание; (колебательный) сигнал 3) графическое изображение колебательного процесса • - abrupt translatory wave - acceleration wave - acoustic surface wave - acoustic wave - advancing …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HEIGHT — 1) высота; габаритная высота (сооружения) 2) отметка высоты, высотная отметка 3) вершина; верхняя часть 4) относительная высота (над уровнем ВПП или посадки) 5) высота …
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WAVE
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SIGNIFICANT — 1) важный 2) выразительный 3) значащий 4) значимый 5) многознаменательный 6) многозначащий 7) многозначительный 8) показательный 9) существенный • almost significant limit — почти значимый предел central significant factor — центральный …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HEIGHT — 1) высота; возвышение 2) высотность 3) метал глубина лунки 4) угол возвышения 5) максимум, предел 6) геод. высотная отметка 7) возвышенность; холм • height above the sea level …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
WAVE — 1. weıv n 1. волна, вал breaking waves - прибой wave marks - следы прибоя the wave(s) - поэт. море, …
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