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• ripple tank — noun A shallow tank of water used to demonstrate the behaviour of waves • • • Main Entry: ↑ripple …   Useful english dictionary

• Ripple tank — In physics and engineering, a ripple tank is a shallow glass tank of water used in schools and colleges to demonstrate the basic properties of waves. It is a specialized form of a wave tank. The ripple tank is usually illuminated from above, so… …   Wikipedia

• ripple tank — bangų vonelė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. ripple tank vok. Wellenwanne, f rus. волновая ванна, f pranc. cuve à ondes, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Wave tank — A wave tank is a laboratory setup for observing the behavior of surface waves. The typical wave tank is a deep and narrow, transparent sided box filled with liquid, usually water, leaving open or air filled space on top. At one end of the tank an …   Wikipedia

• rippletank — ripple tank n. See wave tank. * * * …   Universalium

• wavetank — wave tank n. An apparatus consisting of a small water filled tank and an oscillator that creates waves, used to demonstrate wave motion and wave properties such as interference and diffraction. Also called ripple tank. * * * …   Universalium

• 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

• List of wave topics — This is a list of wave topics.0 ndash;9*21 cm lineA*Abbe prism *absorption spectrum *acoustics *Airy disc *Airy wave theory *Alfvén wave *Alpha waves *amphidromic point *amplitude *amplitude modulation *analog sound vs. digital sound *animal… …   Wikipedia

• Diffraction — Computer generated intensity pattern formed on a screen by diffraction from a square aperture …   Wikipedia

• Refraction — For the property of metals, see refraction (metallurgy). For the magic effect, see David Penn (magician). For the refraction in atmosphere, see Atmospheric refraction. Light on air–plexi surface in this experiment mainly undergoes refraction… …   Wikipedia

• Thomas Young (scientist) — Infobox Scientist name = Thomas Young box width = image width = 240px caption = birth date = birth date|df=yes|1773|06|13 birth place = Milverton, Somerset, England death date = death date and age|df=yes|1829|05|10|1773|06|13 death place = London …   Wikipedia