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group velocity
the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves. -
acceleration
The acceleration of a process or change is the fact that it is getting faster and faster. -
particle velocity
the velocity of a point in a medium that is undergoing wave motion. -
phase velocity
the velocity with which a simple harmonic wave is propagated, equal to the wavelength divided by the period of vibration. -
speed
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound. -
circular velocity
the velocity at which a body must move in order to maintain an orbit at the outer edge of the earth's atmosphere.