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standing wave vs wave

wave vs standing wave

standing wave and wave both are nouns.

standing wave is not a verb while wave is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
standing wave Yes No No No
wave Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wave is a hypernym of standing wave; that is, wave is a word with a broader meaning than standing wave:
  • standing wave: 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
  • wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Other hypernyms of standing wave include undulation.
standing wave (noun) wave (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 a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
something that rises rapidly
a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
an undulating curve
standing wave (verb) wave (verb)
set waves in
signal with the hands or nod
move or swing back and forth
twist or roll into coils or ringlets
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Difference between standing wave and wave

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