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P wave

P wave

Seismic body wave that compresses and expands material in the direction it travels.

All languages

English
P wave
Norwegian
P-bølge
Japanese
P波 — ぴーは — pīha
Korean
P파 — pi pa
Spanish
onda P
French
onde P
German
P-Welle

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