Stationary Wave Definition

noun

Standing wave.

Webster's New World

A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument.

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Noun

Singular:
stationary wave
Plural:
stationary-waves

Stationary Wave Sentence Examples

  • For the superposition of these trains will give a stationary wave between A H A (16) Y which is an equation characteristic of simple harmonic motion.

  • The stationary wave method regards the vibration in the pipe as due to a series of waves travelling to the end and being there reflected back down the pipe.

  • The stationary wave system adjusts itself so that its motion agrees with that of the sounder, which is therefore not exactly at a node.

  • Then comes the stationary wave of minimum velocity, which is the most marked of the series.

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