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traveling wave

traveling wave is the alternative spelling of travelling wave.

Meaning of travelling wave

Noun

travelling wave (plural travelling waves)

  1. A wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely.
    Antonyms:
    standing wave
  2. A wave in which the vibration is in the direction of propagation; a longitudinal wave.
    Antonyms:
    transverse wave

Forms of traveling wave

pluraltraveling waves

Questions about traveling wave

What is traveling wave the alternative spelling of?
Traveling wave is the alternative spelling of travelling wave.

Words near traveling wave in the dictionary

  1. traveling light
  2. traveling purchaser problem
  3. traveling salesman
  4. traveling salesman problem
  5. traveling salesmen
  6. traveling wave
  7. traveling wave tube
  8. traveling wave tubes
  9. traveling waves
  10. traveling-salesman problem
  11. traveling-wave tube

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