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Definition of
transverse wave noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
transverse wave
noun
noun
(
technology
)
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a wave that
vibrates
at 90° to the direction in which it is moving
compare
longitudinal wave
See
transverse wave
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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