Wave velocity is a wave property, which may refer to:
- phase velocity, the velocity at which a wave phase propagates at a certain frequency
- pulse wave velocity, the velocity at which a pulse travels through a medium, usually applied to arteries as a measure of arterial stiffness
- group velocity, the propagation velocity for the envelope of wave groups and often of wave energy, different from the phase velocity for dispersive waves
- signal velocity or information velocity, which is the velocity at which a wave carries information
- front velocity, the velocity at which the first rise of a pulse above zero moves forward
Famous quotes containing the word wave:
“I sometimes compare press officers to riflemen on the Somme—mowing down wave upon wave of distortion, taking out rank upon rank of supposition, deduction and gossip.”
—Bernard Ingham (b. 1932)