See S-wave on Wiktionary
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"A transverse, shear wave, such as that produced by an earthquake. Movement is transverse to the direction of propagation and is a body wave."
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"(geology, seismology) A transverse, shear wave, such as that produced by an earthquake. Movement is transverse to the direction of propagation and is a body wave."
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