Definitions for delta wave

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

del′ta wave`(n.)

  1. any of the slow brain waves constituting delta rhythm.

    Category: Physiology

Origin of delta wave:

1935–40

Princeton's WordNet

  1. delta rhythm, delta wave(noun)

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


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