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undulation vs standing wave

standing wave vs undulation

undulation and standing wave both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
undulation Yes No No No
standing wave Yes No No No
As nouns, standing wave is a hyponym of undulation; that is, standing wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than undulation:
  • undulation: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  • 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
undulation (noun) standing wave (noun)
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth 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
wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
an undulating curve
Difference between undulation and standing wave

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