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standing wave comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has synonym	has definition
wave	harmonic motion	periodic motion	Propagation of energy by means of coherent vibration.
standing wave	wave	stationary wave	A pattern of oscillations in space in which the regions of maximum displacement and of zero displacement (the nodes) remain fixed in position. This pattern is formed when two waves of the same amplitude and frequency move simultaneously through a medium in opposite directions.

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