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wave click to hear : wave

Undulation caused by the wind on the surface of a sea or lake.
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wave base still water level trough sand bar foam shore breaker wave length crest wave height

wave base click to hear : wave base

Maximum depth beneath which wave action is no longer perceptible.

still water level click to hear : still water level

Level of the water surface in the absence of waves.

trough click to hear : trough

Lowest point of the wave.

sand bar click to hear : sand bar

Accumulation of sediment at the bottom of the sea, close to the shoreline; it is sometimes exposed at low tide.

foam click to hear : foam

Whitish froth that forms on the water surface when a wave breaks.

shore click to hear : shore

Strip of land where the sea meets the land.

breaker click to hear : breaker

High wave that breaks on the coast.

wave length click to hear : wave length

Horizontal distance between two successive crests or troughs.

crest click to hear : crest

The highest point of a wave.

wave height click to hear : wave height

Vertical distance between the crest and the trough.