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G
Word

-> "Mot"
Symbol
Unity
Definition
Gravitational pull

-> "Attraction gravitationnelle"


See "Wave generation", "Tidal wave".
Gravity waves

-> "Ondes gravitaires"


Wave due to gravity in a medium.
Ground swell

-> "Houle de fond"


"Shallow-water wave" issued from "Ocean swell".
Group repetition period

-> "Période de répétition des groupes"
Tg
s
Period of the envelope of the wave train.
Group velocity

-> "Vitesse de groupe"
cg
m/s
The speed at which the wave train advances. Half the speed of individual waves for "Wind waves" in infinite depth.
The speed of a wave train energy.



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