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Record 1 1999-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

Vector quantity that specifies the speed and direction with which a sound wave travels through a medium.

CONT

Because the disturbance ... in a wave travels a distance of one wavelength in one period, the product of wavelength and frequency equals the wave velocity.

Key term(s)
  • velocity of wave
  • velocity of waves

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
CONT

[...] le son se déplace en ondes sonores ou acoustiques. Une image [...] pour illustrer ce phénomène est celle des rides se déplaçant sur une nappe d'eau dans laquelle on a jeté une pierre. La distance parcourue par une ride dans l'unité de temps s'appelle la célérité de l'onde [...]

Spanish

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