力学波

力學波

lìxuébō

noun

Meanings

1 mechanical wave (physics: a wave that propagates through a medium, e.g. sound, water, seismic waves)

Characters

Examples

声波是一种力学波。

Shēngbō shì yī zhǒng lìxuébō.

Sound waves are a kind of mechanical wave.

力学波的传播需要介质。

Lìxuébō de chuánbō xūyào jièzhì.

Mechanical waves require a medium to propagate.

Tips

usage

Physics textbook term, contrasting with 电磁波 (diàncíbō, electromagnetic wave) which needs no medium. Also called 机械波 (jīxièbō); both terms are used in Chinese physics literature, with 机械波 slightly more common in mainland textbooks.

Stroke Order

力 lì

学 xué

波 bō