beta wave

1. 1.

   the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz

   Synonymsbeta rhythm

   Broaderbrainwave

Questions about beta wave

What does beta wave mean?

beta wave means "the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz".

What is another word for beta wave?

Close synonyms include beta rhythm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is beta wave a common word?

beta wave is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.