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standing wave
noun
: a single-frequency mode of vibration of a body or physical system in which the amplitude varies from place to place, is constantly zero at fixed points, and has maxima at other points
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At the end of the 14-foot overhang are two 15-inch woofer loudspeakers, but a parallel wall had to be slightly readjusted to avoid creating standing waves, which would interfere with the sound.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
The combination of multiple such diffractions creates a 2D standing wave.
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Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
More:Why the opening of the world's largest standing wave pool is a 'touchy situation' in Hawaii A 2022 outreach video by the military notes people might come across unexploded ordnance under leaves or sand, or partially buried, and the items may be rusty.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
During expansion, right after the Big Bang, gravitational waves may have built on each other to create huge standing waves of gravitational energy.
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Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
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“Standing wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20wave. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
standing wave
noun
: a vibration of a body or physical system in which the amplitude varies from place to place, is constantly zero at fixed points, and does not appear to move
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