stationary wave
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stationary wave
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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If they got stuck in the trough of a stationary wave, that heavy beast could do a lot of damage, “breaching like a whale on your boat.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2017
Then comes the stationary wave of minimum velocity, which is the most marked of the series.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
Of these, the waves of minimum velocity form a stationary wave nearest to the front of the body.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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