travelling wave
Noun
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Noun
travelling wave (plural travelling waves)
- (physics) a wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely
- (physics) a wave in which the vibration is in the direction of propagation; a longitudinal wave
- standing wave (1)
- transverse wave (2)
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