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Definition of transverse wave noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

transverse wave

noun

/ˌtrænzvɜːs ˈweɪv/

/ˌtrænzvɜːrs ˈweɪv/

(specialist)

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a wave that vibrates at 90° to the direction in which it is moving compare longitudinal wave

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