English Explanatory Dictionary

transverse wave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel

Word forms

transverse wave transverse waves

Etymology

From transverse + wave.

Related words

longitudinal wave
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