phase speed

phase velocity

noun

physics the speed at which the phase of a wave is propagated, the product of the frequency times the wavelength. This is the quantity that is determined by methods using interference. In a dispersive medium it differs from the group speed Also called: wave speed, wave velocity

Words nearby phase speed

phase modulation, phase out, phase rule, phase shift keying, phase space, phase speed, phase transition, phase velocity, phase-contrast microscope, phase-in, phase-switching