stationary wave

noun

1. standing wave.

stationary wave

noun

1. another name for standing wave

stationary wave

1. See standing wave

Word History and Origins

Origin of stationary wave¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Dozens of warm-weather activities are on offer — including claims to the world’s largest stationary wave.

From Seattle Times

“It’s very clear that the last 10, 15, 20 years have produced more stationary wave patterns and more blocking situations over Greenland,” Dr. Sasgen said.

From New York Times

“Such stationary waves can have a very large scale, perhaps the greatest ever observed in the solar system,” the researchers write in the journal Nature Geoscience.

From The Guardian

If they got stuck in the trough of a stationary wave, that heavy beast could do a lot of damage, “breaching like a whale on your boat.”

From Los Angeles Times

Those stationary waves cause weather conditions to remain “stuck” for long periods, increasing the likelihood of extreme heat waves, droughts and flooding events in Eurasia and North America.

From Scientific American