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According to their analysis of the P-waves and S-waves detected by SEIS, there is water in the porous rock, filling the cracks and hollows between 6 and 12 miles (10 and 20 kilometers) deep. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2025 Normally, the P-wave is followed a short time later with a narrow spike called the QRS complex. Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of P-wave was in 1929

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“P-wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/P-wave. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

P wave

noun
: a deflection in an electrocardiographic tracing that represents atrial activity of the heart compare qrs complex, t wave
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