brainwave

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noun

1. (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph
• Syn:
brain wave, cortical potential
• Topics:
neurophysiology
• Hypernyms:
bioelectricity
• Hyponyms:
alpha rhythm, alpha wave, beta rhythm, beta wave, delta rhythm,
delta wave, theta rhythm, theta wave
2. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
• Syn:
insight, brainstorm
• Derivationally related forms:
brainstorm (for: brainstorm)
• Hypernyms:
understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy
• Hyponyms:
light, revelation, discovery, breakthrough, find, flash