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Wave , wave / wāv/ • v. 1. [intr.] move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal: he waved to me from the train. ∎ [tr.] move (one's hand or arm, or… Shock Wave , shock wave • n. a sharp change of pressure in a narrow region traveling through a medium, esp. air, caused by explosion or by a body moving faster th… Mountain Waves , lee waves
lee waves Air waves in the lee of a mountain barrier, where a stable layer of air, after displacement by movement over the barrier, returns… Frontal Wave , Skip to main content
frontal wave
frontal wave Wave-like deformation of the line of a front between two air masses. The wave develops from the northw… Interference , CONCEPT
When two or more waves interact and combine, they interfere with one another. But interference is not necessarily bad: waves may interfere co… Sonic boom , Sonic boom
When an object moves through a fluid, it displaces that fluid in the form of a shock wave. The path left by a speedboat in water is an exa…
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