Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plane wave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: plane wave
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A constant-frequency wave whose wavefronts are infinite parallel planes of constant peak-to-peak amplitude normal to the phase velocity vector.

Inflected Forms

plane waves (plural)

Questions

What does plane wave mean?: A constant-frequency wave whose wavefronts are infinite parallel planes of constant peak-to-peak amplitude normal to the phase velocity vector.

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