"transverse wave" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: transverse waves [plural]
Etymology: transverse + wave Etymology templates: {{compound|en|transverse|wave}} transverse + wave Head templates: {{en-noun}} transverse wave (plural transverse waves)
  1. (physics) Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel Wikipedia link: transverse wave Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: longitudinal wave Translations (type of wave): 橫波 (Chinese Cantonese), 横波 (waang⁴ bo¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 橫波 (Chinese Mandarin), 横波 (héngbō) (Chinese Mandarin), tværbølge [common-gender] (Danish), poikittaisaalto (Finnish), onde transversale [feminine] (French), Transversalwelle [feminine] (German), Querwelle [feminine] (German), Schubwelle [feminine] (German), Scherwelle [feminine] (German), onda trasversale [feminine] (Italian), 横波 (yokonami) (Japanese), 횡파 (hoengpa) (Korean), onda transversal [feminine] (Portuguese), поперечная волна (poperečnaja volna) [feminine] (Russian), onda transversal [feminine] (Spanish), along halang (Tagalog), sóng ngang (Vietnamese)

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