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stationary waves

stationary waves is the plural of stationary wave.

Meaning of stationary wave

Noun

stationary wave (plural stationary waves)

  1. 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.

Questions about stationary waves

What is stationary waves the plural of?
Stationary waves is the plural of stationary wave.

Words near stationary waves in the dictionary

  1. stationary phase approximations
  2. stationary phases
  3. stationary point
  4. stationary points
  5. stationary wave
  6. stationary waves
  7. stationed
  8. stationer
  9. stationer's
  10. stationeries
  11. stationers

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