SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT

Meaning of SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT in English

the average of the highest one-third waves observed at a point and is approximately equal to the wave height an experienced observer would visually estimate for a given sea state.

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SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT — The average height of the third of waves observed during a given period of time. Significant wave height is used …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 ( …
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WAVE — 1) волна 2) колебание; (колебательный) сигнал 3) графическое изображение колебательного процесса • - abrupt translatory wave - acceleration wave - acoustic surface wave - acoustic wave - advancing …
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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
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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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