Meaning plane wave
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plane waveA wave that is far enough from its source that its wavefront has no effective curvature, or is planar, over a short distance. Seismic and electromagnetic waves are treated as plane waves even though t [..]
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plane waveAny wave for which the surface of constant phase is a plane.
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plane waveA wave whose surfaces of constant phase are infinite parallel planes normal to the direction of propagation. 2. An electromagnetic wave that predominates in the far-field region of an antenna, and has a wavefront that is essentially in a plane. Note: In free space, the characteristic impedance of a plane wave is 377 .
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plane wavea wave in which the wave fronts are a series of parallel planes.
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plane wavewave in which points of same phase lie on parallel plane surfaces.
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