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traveling wave
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“Traveling wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveling%20wave. Accessed 4 Apr. 2024.
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traveling wave: [noun] a wave in which the particles of the medium move progressively in the direction of the wave propagation with such a gradation of speeds that the faster overtake the slower and are themselves in turn overtaken — compare standing wave.