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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEXICAN WAVE

So called because it was first demonstrated at the World Cup in Mexico in 1986.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MEXICAN WAVE

Mexican wave play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEXICAN WAVE

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Mexican wave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEXICAN WAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mexican wave

Wave (audience)

The wave is an example of metachronal rhythm achieved in a packed stadium when successive groups of spectators briefly stand, yell, and raise their arms. Immediately upon stretching to full height, the spectator returns to the usual seated position. The result is a wave of standing spectators that travels through the crowd, even though individual spectators never move away from their seats. In many large arenas the crowd is seated in a contiguous circuit all the way around the sport field, and so the wave is able to travel continuously around the arena; in discontiguous seating arrangements, the wave can instead reflect back and forth through the crowd. When the gap in seating is narrow, the wave can sometimes pass through it. Usually only one wave crest will be present at any given time in an arena. Simultaneous, counter-rotating waves have been produced.

Definition of Mexican wave in the English dictionary

The definition of Mexican wave in the dictionary is the rippling effect produced when the spectators in successive sections of a sports stadium stand up while raising their arms and then sit down.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEXICAN WAVE

Mewar
MEWing
mewl
mewler
mews
mews flat
MEX
Mex.
Mexicali
Mexican
Mexican hairless
Mexican jumping bean
Mexican standoff
Mexican War
Mexico
Mexico City
Meyerbeer
Meyerhof
Meyerhold

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEXICAN WAVE

carrier wave
complex wave
electromagnetic wave
finger wave
gravitational wave
gravity wave
heat wave
long wave
medium wave
new wave
permanent wave
radio wave
shock wave
short wave
sine wave
sky wave
sound wave
square wave
surface acoustic wave
tidal wave
wave

Synonyms and antonyms of Mexican wave in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Mexican wave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEXICAN WAVE

Find out the translation of Mexican wave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Mexican wave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mexican wave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墨西哥波
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ola mexicana
570 millions of speakers

English

Mexican wave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मैक्सिकन लहर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

موجة المكسيكية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мексиканская волна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

onda mexicana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেক্সিকান তরঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vague mexicaine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gelombang Mexico
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mexikanische Welle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウェーブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

멕시코 파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelombang Meksiko
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

làn sóng Mexico
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மெக்சிகன் அலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेक्सिकन लहर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Meksika dalgası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Meksykańska fala
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мексиканська хвиля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

val mexican
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μεξικάνικο κύμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mexikaanse golf
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

mexikansk våg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mexican wave
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mexican wave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEXICAN WAVE»

The term «Mexican wave» is normally little used and occupies the 109.711 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEXICAN WAVE»

Discover the use of Mexican wave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mexican wave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Introduction to Electromagnetic Wave Propagation and Antennas
This is an important idea and can best be illustrated by analogy with a Mexican wave. Although the Mexican wave seems to involve the coherent motion of a large number of people, it is clear to those who have been involved, that the " trigger" ...
Shane Cloude, 1995
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The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People will Take ...
Simply, if you want to start a Mexican wave, you do not wait for someone else to stand up. More starkly, the suicide bomber is prepared to sacrifice their own body and existence to attack their enemy. Horrible though it may be, it is truly a politics  ...
Carne Ross, 2011
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Paris-Princeton Lectures on Mathematical Finance 2010
Consequently, we must have u(0) = u(1) = 0 and hence α and β have to be strictly greater than 1. 4.2 Mexican Wave as a Solution A Mexican wave is, by definition, a wave. Hence we are going to look for a solution of the form z(t, x) = φ(x − vt) ...
Stéphane Crépey, René Carmona, Olivier Guéant, 2011
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Essential A2 Biology for OCR
In the meantime, the previous region of the membrane returns to its resting potential, i.e. it is repolarised. The process can be likened to the 'Mexican wave' that frequently takes place in a crowded stadium during a sporting event. Although the ...
Glenn Toole, Sue Toole, Susan Margaret Toole, 2004
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Introduction to the Physics of Waves
The Mexican wave is found typically to travel at 12 m s'1 and have a width of around 15 seats. Only 30 or so spectators are needed to start a full wave. L b . i _ ' ' I . J z The Mexican wave la ola, reportedly seen in North America since the 1960s, ...
Tim Freegarde, 2013
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Playing and Training Creatively
Mexican wave using the leg kick 6-8 people form a circle. All swim in the vertical position and one after the other lift oneself high up out of the water using the crawl leg kick - just like in the Mexican wave. Variations: • Which circle of people can ...
Uwe Rheker, 2006
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More Fun Ideas for Advancing Modern Foreign Languages in the ...
34. Mexican. wave. consonants. ✦ Arrange the children in a circle. The best way to do this is to tell them to stand close to the four walls of the classroom. ✦ Check they understand the concept of a Mexican wave. ✦ Allocate a consonant to each  ...
Sue Cave, 2010
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Explaining Christian Origins and Early Judaism: ...
An interesting example is the so-called “Mexican wave” seen in football stadia ( Farkas, Helbing, and Vicsek 2002). A “Mexican wave” is a typical distributed behavior that emerges when a large number of spectators follow a few simple rules: ...
Petri Luomanen, Ilkka Pyysiäinen, Risto Uro, 2007
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The Geologic Model of Religion
There are tens of thousands but one I like is the Mexican Wave because it encapsulates the life-cycle of a meme in a visual manner. At a crowded football match a few people jumping up and signalling are trying to start a wave by expressing ...
Andrew Clifford, 2012
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Poetry Emotion
Let's send out a smile like a Mexican wave We'll instantly feel better and change how we behave. It's easy to do and doesn't cost anything But watch the results; see the happiness it will bring. Send that smile to your neighbour and of course to  ...
Jill Divine, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEXICAN WAVE»

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Huge turnout to Real Madrid v AS Roma clash shows Australia's …
After 71 minutes both teams had opted for B grade sides and parts of the crowd had turned to the Mexican wave to try and rustle up some ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
2
The best arts of Latitude day one: Frank Turner, Russell Kane and …
... and the crosslegged listeners agreed, a sea on nodding heads and knowing chuckles swept through the Literacy Arena like a Mexican wave. «Gigwise, Jul 15»
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Fans from all over enjoy the festivities as Manchester United tops …
The Mexican wave even surged its way around CenturyLink in the second half, fans creating their own action as the game started to slow. «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
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Arsenal 4-0 Singapore Select XI: Asia Trophy – as it happened
51 min: The first Mexican wave goes up around the stadium as there is a lengthy stoppage: Shaiful is not going to be able to continue, he's ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Canadian women fall short in gold-medal match
They even started a Mexican wave. Down the non-scoreboard end of the pool, homemade signs were draped over ledges “BRAVO DOM, GO ... «Yahoo Canada Sports, Jul 15»
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Why it can be lethal to ignore the signs of driver fatigue
... of us sit in a huddle around a TV monitor on the set to review the footage on playback, the yawns are going around like a Mexican wave. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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GB into Davis Cup semi-finals
Disaster off court as a nice lady's feta cheese salad is knocked all over her by the woman in front doing a Mexican wave. Meanwhile, Jo-Wilfried ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
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Historic agreement for Tehran prompts hysterical reaction in Tel Aviv
... but just a few hours ago Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal which is worth a global Mexican Wave. The historic deal will ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»
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Bette Midler, Birmingham Barclaycard Arena, review: 'The comic …
Then, two impromptu slow hand claps and one spontaneous Mexican wave later the wait ended in glorious bad taste. A projection of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Do not bet the farm on Osborne becoming Tory leader
As if in some grotesque Mexican wave, the backs of an entire nation went up, one after another. When Mr Osborne speaks of "Northern ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»

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