"propagation constant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: propagation constants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} propagation constant (usually uncountable, plural propagation constants)
  1. (electrical engineering, physics) The change underdone by the amplitude and phase of an electromagnetic wave as it travels in a certain direction. Tags: uncountable, usually

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