travelling wave

English

Alternative forms

• traveling wave

Noun

travelling wave (plural travelling waves)

1. (physics) A wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely.

   Antonym: standing wave

2. (physics) A wave in which the vibration is in the direction of propagation; a longitudinal wave.

   Antonym: transverse wave

Derived terms

• travelling wave reactor
• travelling-wave tube

Translations

wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 行波 (xíngbō)

• French: onde progressive f
• Japanese: 進行波 (しんこうは, shinkōha)

longitudinal wave — see longitudinal wave