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permanent wave

[′pər·mə·nənt ′wāv]
(fluid mechanics)
A wave (in a fluid) which moves with no change in streamline pattern, and which, therefore, is a stationary wave relative to a coordinate system moving with the wave.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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