propagating wave

См. также в других словарях:

• propagating wave — sklindančioji banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. advancing wave; progressive wave; propagating wave vok. Ausbreitungswelle, f; fortlaufende Welle, f; fortschreitende Welle, f rus. распространяющаяся волна, f pranc. onde d’espace,… …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• wave front — wave′ front n. phs a surface of a propagating wave, made up of all points at which the phase of oscillation is the same • Etymology: 1865–70 …   From formal English to slang

• Wave — A wave is a disturbance that propagates through space and time, usually with transference of energy. While a mechanical wave exists in a medium (which on deformation is capable of producing elastic restoring forces), waves of electromagnetic… …   Wikipedia

• Wave–particle duality — Quantum mechanics Uncertainty principle …   Wikipedia

• Wave packet — In physics, a wave packet is an envelope or packet containing an arbitrary number of wave forms. In quantum mechanics the wave packet is ascribed a special significance: it is interpreted to be a probability wave describing the probability that a …   Wikipedia

• Wave equation — Not to be confused with Wave function. The wave equation is an important second order linear partial differential equation for the description of waves – as they occur in physics – such as sound waves, light waves and water waves. It arises in… …   Wikipedia

• Wave (audience) — Stadium crowd performing the wave at the Confederations Cup 2005 in Frankfurt The wave (North American) or the Mexican wave (outside North America) is an example of metachronal rhythm achieved in a packed stadium when successive groups of… …   Wikipedia

• wave — waveless, adj. wavelessly, adv. wavingly, adv. wavelike, adj. /wayv/, n., v., waved, waving. n. 1. a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell. 2. any surging or progressing movement …   Universalium

• Wave — /wayv/, n. a member of the Waves. Also, WAVE. [1942; see WAVES] * * * I In oceanography, a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, normally having a forward motion distinct from the motions of the particles that compose it. Ocean waves… …   Universalium

• wave motion — ▪ physics       propagation of disturbances that is, deviations from a state of rest or equilibrium from place to place in a regular and organized way. Most familiar are surface waves on water, but both sound and light travel as wavelike… …   Universalium

• wave form — noun the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time • Syn: ↑waveform, ↑wave shape • Hypernyms: ↑wave, ↑undulation * * * noun : a curve that represents the condition of a wave propagating… …   Useful english dictionary