Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A series or succession of equidistant waves, sent out along the same path by a vibrating body.
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The rising pitch is heard because the ear is rushing down the wave-train, every instant nearer to the source.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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In any tone having a fundamental and harmonics (multiples), the wave-train consists of a complex series of condensations and rarefactions of the air or other transmitting medium.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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