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transverse wave

transverse wave

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

All languages

English
transverse wave
Norwegian
tverrbølge
Japanese
横波 — よこなみ — yokonami
Korean
횡파 — hoengpa
Spanish
onda transversal
French
onde transversale
German
Transversalwelle

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