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Amplitude

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Physics Vocabulary

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Amplitude

maximum extent of vibration measured from position of equlibrum  

Crest

highest point of a wave 
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Height

a measurement of how tall a person or thing is : the distance from the bottom to the top of a person or thing.  
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Wavelength

distance between two corresponding points of a wave. For example (0,2pi) 
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Frequency

number of times per second that a wave cycles
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Tenstion

a force that tends to produce an elongation of a body or structure.
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Wave Velocity

 distance traversed by a periodic, or cyclic, motion per unit time.
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Wave Pulse

single vibratory disturbance that moves from point to point.