волна́

noun, feminine, inanimate, countable

somewhat often used word (top 2,000)

Examples

Длина́ волны фиоле́тового све́та ме́ньше, чем кра́сного.Violet light has a shorter wavelength than red light.

Ветер вызыва́ет волны.Waves are generated by wind.

Волны га́сят ветер.Waves extinguish a wind.

Корабли́ дрейфова́ли по ми́лости волн.The ship was drifting at the mercy of the waves.

Втору́ю неде́лю мы страда́ем от волны невыноси́мой жары.We're suffering from an unbearable heat wave for the second week straight.

Кора́бль был во вла́сти ветра и волн.The ship was at the mercy of the wind and the waves.

Волны поглоти́ли ло́дку.The waves swallowed up the boat.

Том и Мэри бы́ли на одной волне.Tom and Mary were on the same wavelength.

Внеза́пная волна тошноты накати́ла на него.A sudden wave of sickness overpowered him.

⚠️ Stress change.