wavelike
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English wave Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English wavelike From wave + -like.
- Having some properties or characteristics of a wave; used especially of physical particles.
“In 1923, the Prince de Broglie showed mathematically that particles, in turn, should exhibit wavelike properties, a prediction that led to the development of the field of wave mechanics.”