BRAINWAVE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
   Synonym(s)
   • brainstorm (what does brainstorm mean?)
   • insight (what does insight mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) brainwave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • understanding (what does understanding mean?)
   • apprehension (what does apprehension mean?)
   • discernment (what does discernment mean?)
   • savvy (what does savvy mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • light (what does light mean?)
   • revelation (what does revelation mean?)
   • discovery (what does discovery mean?)
   • breakthrough (what does breakthrough mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • flash (what does flash mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • brainstorm (what does brainstorm mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
   Synonym(s)
   • brain wave (what does brain wave mean?)
   • cortical potential (what does cortical potential mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) brainwave is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bioelectricity (what does bioelectricity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • alpha rhythm (what does alpha rhythm mean?)
   • alpha wave (what does alpha wave mean?)
   • beta rhythm (what does beta rhythm mean?)
   • beta wave (what does beta wave mean?)
   • delta rhythm (what does delta rhythm mean?)
   • delta wave (what does delta wave mean?)
   • theta rhythm (what does theta rhythm mean?)
   • theta wave (what does theta wave mean?)