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longitudinal wave

longitudinal wave

Wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction of propagation.

All languages

English
longitudinal wave
Norwegian
langsbølge
Japanese
縦波 — たてなみ — tatenami
Korean
종파 — jongpa
Spanish
onda longitudinal
French
onde longitudinale
German
Longitudinalwelle

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