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BETA WAVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beta wave mean?
• BETA WAVE (noun)
The noun BETA WAVE has 1 sense:
1. the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
Familiarity information: BETA WAVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
beta rhythm; beta wave
Hypernyms ("beta wave" is a kind of...):
brain wave; brainwave; cortical potential ((neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph)
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