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Meanings of longitudinal wave in English

Russian
продольные волны
Portuguese
ondas longitudinais
Spanish
onda longitudinal
Catalan
ona longitudinal

Waves in which the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as, or the opposite direction to, the direction of propagation of the wave.

продольные волны
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Examples for "transverse wave"
Examples for "transverse wave"
1
Sound is made by horizontal waves, for example, while electricity and light are made by transverse waves.
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Usage of longitudinal wave in English
1
The motion causes a longitudinal wave, vibrations which travel the length of the rod.
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2
The measured parameters are longitudinal wave velocity of the metal, density, and crystal structure.
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3
X-ray diffraction was used to examine the crystal structure of each sample of each group, while longitudinal wave velocity and metals' density were measured experimentally.
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