Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

travelling wave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: trav-el-ling wave
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely.

noun

A wave in which the vibration is in the direction of propagation; a longitudinal wave.

Inflected Forms

travelling waves (plural) traveling wave (alternative)

Phrases

travelling wave reactor travelling-wave tube

Synonyms

traveling wave

Antonyms

standing wave transverse wave

Questions

What does travelling wave mean?: A wave that is not bounded by a given space, but can propagate freely.

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