stationary wave

American  

noun

1. standing wave.

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stationary wave British  

noun

1. another name for standing wave

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stationary wave Scientific  

1. See standing wave

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Etymology

Origin of stationary wave

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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