stationary wave

noun

standing wave.

Origin of stationary wave

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby stationary wave

stationary engineer, stationary front, stationary orbit, stationary point, stationary state, stationary wave, stationer, stationers' company, stationery, stationery office, stationmaster

British Dictionary definitions for stationary wave

stationary wave

noun

another name for standing wave

Scientific definitions for stationary wave

stationary wave

See standing wave.