transverse wave
noun
: a wave in which the vibrating element moves in a direction perpendicular to the direction of advance of the wave
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The team applied a method called coronal seismology to track magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) transverse waves in the UCoMP data.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
The longitudinal waves triggered by a rider slowing or braking spread twice as fast as the transverse waves triggered by riders moving side to side.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2018
The second are transverse waves, produced as riders swerve left or right to avoid obstacles or find a more advantageous position.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2018
Patterns for Alto’ Aether: a medium that in the wave theory of light permeates all space and transmits transverse waves.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2018
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
The longitudinal waves triggered by a rider slowing or braking spread twice as fast as the transverse waves triggered by riders moving side to side.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2018
The second are transverse waves, produced as riders swerve left or right to avoid obstacles or find a more advantageous position.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2018
Patterns for Alto’ Aether: a medium that in the wave theory of light permeates all space and transmits transverse waves.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2018
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“Transverse wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transverse%20wave. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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