English Explanatory Dictionary

plane wave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A constant-frequency wave whose wavefronts are infinite parallel planes of constant peak-to-peak amplitude normal to the phase velocity vector.

Word forms

plane wave plane waves
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