Standing Wave (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The standing wave in the resonant cavity caused the electromagnetic field to oscillate at a fixed frequency.
- In the transmission line, a standing wave formed due to the reflection of the electromagnetic wave at the load.
- The sound wave in the chamber formed a standing wave pattern, resulting in nodes and antinodes.
- The standing wave in the waveguide caused the electric field to vary sinusoidally along its length.
- The formation of a standing wave in the string resulted in a fixed pattern of nodes and antinodes.