traveling wave

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Noun traveling wave has 1 sense

traveling wave - a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave
--₁ is a kind of wave, undulation
--₁ has particulars: soliton, soliton wave, solitary wave

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Term: Traveling Wave

Description:

A traveling wave refers to a type of wave in which the disturbance or energy moves through a medium without permanently displacing it. It is characterized by a continuous transfer of energy as the wave propagates through space.

Sample sentences:

The oceanic current created a magnificent traveling wave as it crashed against the shore.
The sound of the thunderclap created a traveling wave that echoed through the valley.
In physics, a traveling wave is commonly represented by a sine or cosine function.