wow

Definitions

General English

• interjection showing surprise and pleasure

Electronics

• In sound reproduction, a form of distortion manifesting itself as slow fluctuations of pitch. It is caused by equipment speed variations occurring during recording, dubbing, or reproduction. When occurring at higher frequencies, it is called flutter (2).

Media Studies

• noun a distortion in recorded sound in the form of slow fluctuations in the pitch of long notes, caused by variations in the speed of the reproducing or recording equipment

Nearby Definitions of “wow”

• worst-case design
• worst, the
• worth
• would
• wound
• wow
• wow and flutter
• wow factor
• wowser
• Woyzeck
• wrap

Contexts for “wow”

3 definitions in context
• General English
• Electronics
• Media Studies