Elliptically Polarized Sound Wave

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Elliptically Polarized Sound Wave

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A transverse wave in an elastic medium in which the displacement vector at any point rotates about the point and has a magnitude which varies as the radius vector of an ellipse. </dd>
An elliptically polarized wave is equivalent to two superposed plane polarized waves of simple sinusoidal form in which the displacements lie in perpendicular planes and are 90� apart in phase. [[/a>|/a> ]]

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use