waveform
noun [ C ] physics specialized uk/ˈweɪv.fɔːm/ us/ˈweɪv.fɔːrm/
波形
the curved shape of a graph (= a picture showing how two sets of information are related) that shows a wave (= the pattern in which some types of energy move)
The heartbeat is measured so that various features of the waveform can be used to identify the individual whose waveform is being analyzed. 通过测量心跳，可以利用波形的各种特征来识别接受测量的个体。
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- A microphone converts an acoustic waveform consisting of alternating high and low air pressure travelling through the air into a voltage.
- The waveform of this current is shown in Fig. 2.
- Scott had recorded the sound waves together with waveforms from a tuning fork vibrating at a constant frequency of the musical note A above middle C.
- He was peering in some confusion at an arc of screens which pulsed with read-outs and rippling waveforms.