A wave, on a liquid or in a gas, that has a long wavelength; spec. a surface wave whose wavelength is large compared with the depth of the liquid.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > physics > mechanics > types of motion > [noun] > wave > types of wave (19) long wave1792 A wave, on a liquid or in a gas, that has a long wavelength; spec. a surface wave whose wavelength is large compared with the depth of the liquid. internal wave1804 a wave occurring within a liquid or gas; esp. a transverse wave occurring either along the interface between layers of different density or within a… stationary wave1833 a wave that oscillates in place having fixed positions of minimum and maximum displacement; = standing wave n. solitary wave1838 a travelling, non-dissipative wave which is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance. standing wave1845 a wave that oscillates in place having fixed positions of minimum and maximum displacement; = stationary wave n. at stationary, adj. n.compounds. travelling wave1845 a wave (wave, n. 5a) in which the nodes and antinodes move, travelling in the same direction as the wave; contrasted with standing wave n. at standing… pressure wave1871 A wave consisting of a sudden change in pressure propagated through a medium. Also figurative. ripple1871 Physics. A wave on the surface of a liquid, or at the interface between two liquids, for which the dominant restoring force is surface tension… surface wave1887 A wave on the surface of water; (Science) a wave of displacements propagated along the surface of a liquid or a solid, or along an interface… sine wave1893 a periodic oscillation of pure and simple form in which the displacement at any point is proportional to the sine of the phase angle at that point… Rayleigh wave1903 a type of wave that propagates on the surface of a solid with a speed independent of its wavelength, the motion of the particles being in ellipses… shock wave1907 A disturbance that travels through a fluid as a narrow region in which there is a large, abrupt change in pressure and related quantities, esp… spherical wave1907 spherical compasses, spherical lathe: (see quots.). spherical wave: a wave in which the wave fronts are concentric spheres. Love wave1924 A type of surface wave (surface wave, n. 1) characterized by side-to-side motion of the particles as well as motion in ellipses as part of the… bow shock1938 (a) Physics the shock wave formed in front of an object moving at or near supersonic speed through a fluid medium; cf. bow-wave n. at compounds 3… Rossby wave1951 a long-wavelength fluctuation of a current in a fluid system having no divergence and subject to a Coriolis force; esp. a lateral fluctuation of a… soliton1965 A solitary wave (see solitary, adj. 1e); a quantum or quasiparticle propagated in the manner of a solitary wave. Subcategories:— front of shock wave (1) — device for producing shock waves (1) |
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