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"Traveling Wave"
Keywords:
propagates
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propogates
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glenbrook
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sinusoidal
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medium
Related Terms:
Compressional wave
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Standing wave
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Soliton
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Longitudinal wave
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S wave
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Transverse waves
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Wave
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Longitudinal waves
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Transverse wave
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Shear wave
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S-wave
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P wave
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Undulation
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Mechanical wave
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P-wave
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Wave length
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S waves
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Propagation
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Plane wave
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Group velocity
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Acoustic wave
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Wave height
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Undulate
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Surface wave
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Short wave
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Rayleigh wave
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Wave train
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Rarefaction
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Wave velocity
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Phase velocity
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Antinode
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Solitary wave
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Seismic waves
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Wave
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Sound wave
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Constructive interference
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Body wave
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Wavelength
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Capillary wave
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Standing waves
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Surface waves
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Wave motion
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Long wave
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Destructive interference
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Wave refraction
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Wavefront
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Gravitational waves
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Seismic wave
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Doppler effect
wave that propogates in both space and time. Sinusoidal traveling waves have the form (,) = m sin ( kx - ) Check out the Glenbrook Physics Classroom for more information on traveling waves.
rpi.edu
a wave or pulse that moves through space (or any medium) and does not set up a stationary vibrational pattern
mhhe.com
a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave
wordnet.princeton.edu
a progressive wave which propagates in a linear direction within a medium, or within a confined region of a medium
johnholland.ws
A moving, periodic disturbance in a medium or field.
ex-astris-scientia.org
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