Can sound waves be considered as a standing wave?

Waves are essentially of two types namely, progressive wave and standing wave. The waves propagating from one point to another in medium is called a progressive wave. The characteristics of a progressive wave are as under : 1. read more

Sound waves are not to be considered as standing waves but sound waves can be made as a standing waves. All sound waves are not standing waves but when the wave is between two types of surfaces it creates a standing wave. read more

However, sound waves are longitudinal waves and the particle motion associated with a standing sound wave in a pipe is directed along the length of the pipe (back and forth along the pipe axis, or left and right horizontally for the images shown at right). read more

In physics, a standing wave – also known as a stationary wave – is a wave which oscillates in time but whose peak amplitude profile does not move in space. The peak amplitude of the wave oscillations at any point in space is constant with time, and the oscillations at different points throughout the wave are in phase. read more