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undulation vs traveling wave

traveling wave vs undulation

undulation and traveling wave both are nouns.

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

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