- concentric wave
- концентрическая волна
English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
English-russian dictionary of physics. 2013.
Wave model (linguistics) — In historical linguistics, the wave model or wave theory (German Wellentheorie ) is a model of language change in which new features of a language spread from a central point in continuously weakening concentric circles, similar to the waves… … Wikipedia
ondule — |ändə|lā, njə noun ( s) Etymology: French ondulé wavy, from past participle of onduler to wave, ripple, back formation from ondulation wave, concentric wave motion in a liquid or gas, probably from (assumed) New Latin undulation , undulatio… … Useful english dictionary
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