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wave vs stationary wave

stationary wave vs wave

wave and stationary wave both are nouns.

wave is a verb but stationary wave is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wave Yes No Yes No
stationary wave Yes No No No
As nouns, stationary wave is a hyponym of wave; that is, stationary wave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wave:
  • wave: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  • stationary 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 (noun) stationary wave (noun)
a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon 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 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
wave (verb) stationary 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 wave and stationary wave

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