| wow 1 (wou) Informal interj. Used to express wonder, amazement, or great pleasure. n. An outstanding success. tr.v. wowed, wow·ing, wows To have a strong, usually pleasurable effect on: a performance that wowed the audience. |
| wow 2 (wou) n. Slow variation in the pitch of a sound reproduction resulting from variations in the speed of the recording or reproducing equipment. [Imitative.] |
WOW
abbreviation for
(Mining & Quarrying) waiting on weather: used esp in the oil industry
wow1
interj
an exclamation of admiration, amazement, etc.
n
Slang a person or thing that is amazingly successful, attractive, etc.
vb
(tr) Slang to arouse great enthusiasm in
[originally Scottish, expressive of surprise, amazement, etc.]
wow2
n
(Electronics) a slow variation or distortion in pitch that occurs at very low audio frequencies in sound-reproducing systems, such as a record player, usually due to variation in speed of the turntable, etc. See also flutter [14]
[of imitative origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  wow - a joke that seems extremely funny |
| Verb | 1. |  wow - impress greatly; "The speaker wowed the audience"impress - impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience" |
Translations
wow [ˈwaʊ]
excl → ouah
vt → enthousiasmer
wow factor n → effetce qui produit une forte impression initiale)m impressionnant >
wow factor n → effet
wow [waʊ] excl (fam) → wow!
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