standing wave

English

Noun

standing wave (plural standing waves)

1. (physics) A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument.

Synonyms

• fixed wave
• stationary wave
• permanent wave

Antonyms

• travelling wave

Translations

a wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 駐波／驻波 (zh) (zhùbō)

• Finnish: seisova aalto (fi)
• French: onde stationnaire (fr) f
• German: stehende Welle f, Stehwelle f
• Greek: στάσιμο κύμα n (stásimo kýma)
• Japanese: 定常波 (ja) (ていじょうは, teijōha)
• Korean: 정상파 (jeongsangpa)
• Russian: стоя́чая волна́ (ru) f (stojáčaja volná)
• Swedish: stående våg c