group velocity

noun

the propagation velocity of the envelope of a modulated travelling wave, which is considered as the propagation velocity of information or energy contained in it.

Meanings

noungroup velocity (plural group velocities)

plural group velocities

  1. natural sciencesthe propagation velocity of the envelope of a modulated travelling wave, which is considered as the propagation velocity of information or energy contained in it.

Translations

Arabic سرعة الزمرة
  • سرعة الزمرةpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Catalan velocitat de grup
  • velocitat de gruppropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Chinese Mandarin 群速度
  • 群速度 (qúnsùdù)propagation velocity of a wave envelope
Czech grupová rychlost
  • grupová rychlostpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Esperanto grupa rapido
  • grupa rapidopropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Finnish ryhmänopeus
  • ryhmänopeuspropagation velocity of a wave envelope
German Gruppengeschwindigkeit
  • Gruppengeschwindigkeitpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Hebrew מהירות חבורה
  • מהירות חבורהpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Hungarian csoportsebesség
  • csoportsebességpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Italian velocità di gruppo
  • velocità di gruppopropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Japanese 群速度
  • 群速度 (gunsokudo)propagation velocity of a wave envelope
Korean 군속도
  • 군속도 (gunsokdo)propagation velocity of a wave envelope
Lithuanian grupinis greitis
  • grupinis greitispropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Norwegian gruppefart
  • gruppefartpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Persian سرعت گروه
  • سرعت گروهpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Polish prędkość grupowa
  • prędkość grupowapropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Russian группова́я ско́рость
  • группова́я ско́рость (gruppovája skórostʹ)propagation velocity of a wave envelope
Spanish velocidad de grupo
  • velocidad de grupopropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Swedish grupphastighet
  • grupphastighetpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Turkish grup hızı
  • grup hızıpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Ukrainian групова́ шви́дкість
  • групова́ шви́дкість (hrupová švýdkistʹ)propagation velocity of a wave envelope
Vietnamese vận tốc nhóm
  • vận tốc nhómpropagation velocity of a wave envelope
Cite this entry
APA

group velocity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20velocity

MLA

“group velocity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20velocity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “group velocity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/group%20velocity.

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