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THETA WAVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does theta wave mean?
• THETA WAVE (noun)
The noun THETA WAVE has 1 sense:
1. the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency and low amplitude
Familiarity information: THETA 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 but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency and low amplitude
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
theta rhythm; theta wave
Hypernyms ("theta 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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