ALPHA WAVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alpha wave mean? 

• ALPHA WAVE (noun)
  The noun ALPHA WAVE has 1 sense:

1. the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz

  Familiarity information: ALPHA WAVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALPHA WAVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

alpha rhythm; alpha wave

Hypernyms ("alpha 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)