phase velocity

phase velocity

noun Physics.
the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration.


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1930–35
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Phase velocity is always a great word to know.
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light waves or particles, the band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
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phase speed or phase velocity
 
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physics wave speed, Also called: wave velocity the speed at which the phase of a wave is propagated, the product of the frequency times the wavelength. This is the quantity that is determined by methods using interference. In a dispersive medium it differs from the group speed
 
phase velocity or phase velocity
 
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