wave
repeated oscillation about a stable equilibrium
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Summary
wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,216 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- wave is a type of oscillation[2].
- wave's Commons category is recorded as Waves[3].
- wave comprises transverse wave[4].
- wave comprises longitudinal wave[5].
- wave's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Waves[6].
- wave's Commons gallery is recorded as Wave[7].
- wave's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
- wave's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
- wave's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
- wave's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
- wave's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
- wave's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/waves[13].
- wave's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://engineering.stackexchange.com/tags/waves[14].
- wave's has characteristic is recorded as wavelength[15].
- wave's has characteristic is recorded as frequency[16].
- wave's has characteristic is recorded as waveform[17].
- wave's different from is recorded as Fala[18].
- wave's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[19].
- wave's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q12565879[20].
- wave's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
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Definition and Type
wave is a type of oscillation[2].
Use and Application
Components include transverse wave[4] and longitudinal wave[5].
Influence
Things named for wave include Ondes Martenot[22] and Volna[23], a missile model[24].
Why It Matters
wave ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,216 views/month).[1] wave has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] wave is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for wave include Ondes Martenot[22] and Volna[23], a missile model[24].