English Explanatory Dictionary

longitudinal wave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel.

Word forms

longitudinal wave longitudinal waves

Etymology

From longitudinal + wave.

Related words

transverse wave

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