- body wave amplitude
- амплитуда объёмной волны
English-Russian small dictionary of medicine. 2015.
English-Russian small dictionary of medicine. 2015.
Body wave magnitude — (mb) is a way of determining the size of an earthquake, using the amplitude of the initial P wave to calculate the magnitude. The P wave is a type of body wave that is capable of traveling through the earth at the speed of sound, and is the first … Wikipedia
amplitude — /am pli toohd , tyoohd /, n. 1. the state or quality of being ample, esp. as to breadth or width; largeness; greatness of extent. 2. large or full measure; abundance; copiousness. 3. mental range, scope, or capacity. 4. Physics. the absolute… … Universalium
Wave function — Not to be confused with the related concept of the Wave equation Some trajectories of a harmonic oscillator (a ball attached to a spring) in classical mechanics (A B) and quantum mechanics (C H). In quantum mechanics (C H), the ball has a wave… … Wikipedia
Wave–particle duality — Quantum mechanics Uncertainty principle … Wikipedia
wave — waveless, adj. wavelessly, adv. wavingly, adv. wavelike, adj. /wayv/, n., v., waved, waving. n. 1. a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell. 2. any surging or progressing movement … Universalium
Wave — /wayv/, n. a member of the Waves. Also, WAVE. [1942; see WAVES] * * * I In oceanography, a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, normally having a forward motion distinct from the motions of the particles that compose it. Ocean waves… … Universalium
amplitude — Synonyms and related words: abundance, affluence, amount, ample sufficiency, ampleness, antinode, area, auditory effect, auditory phenomenon, avalanche, beam, bigness, body, bonanza, boundlessness, bountifulness, bountiousness, breadth, broadness … Moby Thesaurus
wave motion — ▪ physics propagation of disturbances that is, deviations from a state of rest or equilibrium from place to place in a regular and organized way. Most familiar are surface waves on water, but both sound and light travel as wavelike… … Universalium
amplitude — i. The amplitude of a wave is the maximum displacement, or the maximum value, it attains from its mean position during a cycle. It is both positive and negative. With sound waves, the greater the amplitude, the louder is the sound. ii. Angular… … Aviation dictionary
Surface wave magnitude — The Surface wave magnitude (MS) is one of the magnitude scales used in seismology to measure the size of an earthquake. It is based on measurements in Rayleigh surface waves that primarily travel along the uppermost layers of the earth. It is… … Wikipedia
Seismic wave — Seismic waves are waves that travel through the Earth, most often as the result of a tectonic earthquake, sometimes from an explosion. Seismic waves are also continually excited by the pounding of ocean waves and the wind. Seismic waves are… … Wikipedia