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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 hertzplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


BETA WAVE (noun)


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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