significant wave height
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
significant wave height (plural significant wave heights)
- (oceanographics, nautical) A standardized measure of trough-to-crest wave height calculated for the needs of seafarers; exact mathematical definition has varied over time and currently it is defined as four times the standard deviation of the surface elevation.
Translations[edit]
measure of wave height
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