"travelling wave" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: travelling waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} travelling wave (plural travelling waves)
  1. (physics) A wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely): 行波 (xíngbō) (Chinese Mandarin), 進行波 (shinkōha) (alt: しんこうは) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-travelling_wave-en-noun-oLD5zKNS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 46 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely': 94 6
  2. (physics) A wave in which the vibration is in the direction of propagation; a longitudinal wave. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-travelling_wave-en-noun-K~G3Xgkb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 46 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: traveling wave Derived forms: travelling wave reactor, travelling-wave tube

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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