DELTA RHYTHM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does delta rhythm mean? 

• DELTA RHYTHM (noun)
  The noun DELTA RHYTHM has 1 sense:

1. the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)

  Familiarity information: DELTA RHYTHM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DELTA RHYTHM (noun)

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Meaning:

The normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

delta rhythm; delta wave

Hypernyms ("delta rhythm" 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)