stationary wave

/ˌsteɪʃəˈnɛri weɪv/
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Other forms: stationary waves

Definitions of stationary wave
  1. noun
    a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
    synonyms: standing wave
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    type of:
    undulation, wave
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
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