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longitudinal wave
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longitudinal wave
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(Physics / General Physics) a wave that is propagated in the same direction as the displacement of the transmitting medium Compare transverse wave
longitudinal wave
A wave that oscillates back and forth on an axis that is the same as the axis along which the wave propagates. Sound waves are longitudinal waves, since the air molecules are displaced forward and backward on the same axis along which the sound travels. Compare transverse wave. See more at wave.
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10 and 11, which show the comparison of the experimental results for the wave moduli and those obtained from this fit, the fit accurately reproduces the observed wave moduli, with better results for the longitudinal waves as opposed to the shear waves.
Modeling the development of elastic anisotropy as a result of plastic ... by Goel, A.; Strabala, K.; Negahban, M.; Turner, J.A. / Polymer Engineering and Science
The attrition weights are based on differences in the distributions of variables in the longitudinal waves with the distributions in the original PISA sample (for details, see Rothman, in press).
Accounting for school-sector differences in university entrance ... by Marks, Gary / Australian Journal of Education
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sound waves are longitudinal waves set in motion by vibrations, such as the vibrations of our vocal cords.
Reflections and echoes by Science Weekly
 
 
 
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