Love wave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A seismic surface shock wave with a lateral horizontal movement perpendicular to the direction of propagation.

Word forms

Love wave Love waves

Etymology

From the predictions of the mathematician A. E. H. Love.

Synonyms

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