wave-form

or wave·form

[ weyv-fawrm ]
/ ˈweɪvˌfɔrm /

noun Physics.

the shape of a wave, a graph obtained by plotting the instantaneous values of a periodic quantity against the time.

Origin of wave-form

First recorded in 1840–50

British Dictionary definitions for waveform

waveform
/ (ˈweɪvˌfɔːm) /

noun

physics the shape of the graph of a wave or oscillation obtained by plotting the value of some changing quantity against time