a series of waves travelling in the same direction and spaced at regular intervals
wave train in American English
Physics
a series of waves coming from the same source at regular intervals
wave train in American English
noun
Physics
a series of successive waves spaced at regular intervals
Word origin
[1895–1900]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backstage, backwind, calling card, flamenco, neon
Examples of 'wave train' in a sentence
wave train
Amplitude modulation of a propagating wave train has been observed in various media including hydrodynamics and optical fibers.
Takuji Waseda, Wataru Fujimoto, Amin Chabchoub 2019, 'On the Asymmetric Spectral Broadening of a Hydrodynamic Modulated Wave Train in theOptical Regime', Fluidshttps://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/4/2/84. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The presence of this wave train depends on the combined effect of the ice sheet size and insolation.
Q. Z. Yin, A. Berger, M. Crucifix 2009, 'Individual and combined effects of ice sheets and precession on MIS-13 climate', Climate of the Pasthttp://www.clim-past.net/5/229/2009/cp-5-229-2009.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)