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wander
noun
verb
The act or instance of wandering.
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/ˈwɒndə/ /ˈwɑndɚ/
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noun
The act or instance of wandering.
“to go for a wander in the park”
The situation where a value or signal etc. deviates from the correct or normal value.
“baseline wander in ECG signals”
verb
To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
“to wander over the fields”
To stray; stray from one's course; err.
“A writer wanders from his subject.”
To commit adultery.
To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.
Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.
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to go for a wander in the park
baseline wander in ECG signals
to wander over the fields
A writer wanders from his subject.
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