standing wave
Noun
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Noun
standing wave (plural standing waves)
- 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.
- fixed wave
- stationary wave
- French: onde stationnaire
- German: stehende Welle, Stehwelle
- Russian: стоя́чая волна́
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