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PLANE WAVE [2 records]

Record 1 2010-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

[A sound wave] for which equiphase surfaces are planes.

Key term(s)
  • plane acoustic wave

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Onde dans laquelle les surfaces d'onde sont des plans parallèles. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.]

OBS

onde plane : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Plane Geometry
  • Optics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrotechnique
  • Géométrie plane
  • Optique
OBS

Onde telle que les grandeurs physiques correspondantes sont uniformes sur tout plan perpendiculaire à une direction fixe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrotecnia
  • Geometría plana
  • Óptica
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