phase velocity

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noun Physics.

the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.

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Origin of phase velocity

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby phase velocity

phases of matter, phase space, phase speed, phase-switching, phase transition, phase velocity, -phasia, phasing, phasis, phasmid, phasor

How to use phase velocity in a sentence

The next phase of the trial consists of vaccinating Ebola workers on the front lines.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The families announced along with it that they had entered a “phase of silence” surrounding the details of the new deal.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To that end, the budget postpones federal phase-out of incandescent electric bulbs.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, the military commission proceedings are bogged down in a pre-trial phase, as it has been for the past three years.
Prosecutors Have No Idea When 9/11 Mastermind’s Trial Will Start|Tim Mak|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Phone lines would catch fire from the velocity and ferocity of his words.
David Garth, the Consultant Who Talked Up to Voters|Jeff Greenfield|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But between the phase of schooling and the phase of adult learning there is an intermediate stage.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The moment he passed out of her sight some phase of individuality promptly lit its torch.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Such was its velocity that in some parts of the journey the speed was frequently 12 miles an hour.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The cock springs out of its seat when water gets into the cylinder, and prevents any mischief from the velocity of the fly-wheel.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
But this was but a passing phase, and soon the thirst for glory called the young soldier to sterner things.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison