| 单词 | surface wave |
| 释义 | surface wave [`sǝr·fǝs ´wāv] COMMUNICATIONS See <<ground wave>> ELECTROMAGNETISM A wave that can travel along an interface between two different mediums without radiation; the interface must be essentially straight in the direction of propagation; the commonest interface used is that between air and the surface of a circular wire. FLUID MECHANICS A wave that distorts the free surface that separates two fluid phases, usually a liquid and a gas. MECHANICS See <<Rayleigh wave>> OCEANOGRAPHY A progressive gravity wave in which the disturbance is of greatest amplitude at the air-water interface. |
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