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定常波 (teijouha) Japanese meaning: standing wave | Kotomora

定てい常じょう波は

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Meanings

1

standing wave; stationary wave

Physics term for a wave that remains in a constant position, as opposed to a traveling wave.

定てい常じょう波はは、ギターの弦げんの振しん動どうなどで観

Kanji

定determine, fix, establish
常usual, ordinary, normal
波waves, billows, Poland

Related words

進しん行こう波は
進行波 is a traveling wave that moves through a medium, while 定常波 is a standing wave that does not propagate.

Etymology

Compound of 定常 (steady, stationary) and 波 (wave), likely a calque from English 'standing wave' or German 'stehende Welle'.

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Standing waves can be observed in the vibration of a guitar string.