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Waves

TermDefinition
Pitch Human perception of the frequency of sound.
Compressional Wave Mechanical wave that causes particles in matter to move back and forth along the direction the wave travels.
Diffraction Bending of waves around an object.
Electromagnetic Spectrum The range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends.
Electromagnetic Waves Its a form of radiant energy.
Frequency The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample.
Infrared waves Light is electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
Intensity The measurable amount of a property, such as force, brightness, or a magnetic field.
Law of Reflection The laws of reflection are as follows: The incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal to the reflection surface at the point of the incidence lie in the same plane.
Refraction The fact or phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc., being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density.
Reverberation A continuing effect; a repercussion.
Transverse wave A wave vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.
Ultraviolet waves Radiation in the part of the electromagnetic spectrum where wavelengths are just shorter than those of ordinary
Wave A disturbance that moves through the matter and space and carries energy.
Wavelength The distance between successive crests of a wave, esp. points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
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