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undulation vs travelling wave

travelling wave vs undulation

undulation and travelling wave both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
undulation Yes No No No
travelling wave Yes No No No
As nouns, travelling wave is a hyponym of undulation; that is, travelling wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than undulation:
  • undulation: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  • travelling wave: a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave
undulation (noun) travelling 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 travelling wave

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