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| == standing wave ==
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| #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' [[stationary wave]].) A [[wave]] that is stationary with respect to the medium in which it is embedded, for example, two equal [[gravity waves]] moving in opposite directions.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The antinodes (points of maximum amplitude) oscillate while the nodes remain stationary.</div><br/> </div>
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| #<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In oceanography, [[wave]] motion in an enclosed or semienclosed sea, where the incident and reflected progressive waves combine to give a node of zero tidal [[amplitude]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Maximum tidal amplitudes are found at the head of the [[basin]] where [[reflection]] occurs. No [[energy]] is transmitted in a standing wave, nor is there any progression of the wave pattern.</div><br/> </div>
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