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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stationary wave
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wave, undulation
History
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Across languages
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