standing wave (n)
stationary wave (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
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Hypernym wave, undulation
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Hyponym wave, undulation

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