noun · rare

longitudinal wave

longitudinal wave · longitudinal waves

продольная волна

Longitudinalwelle, Längswelle

Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travelAny wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel.

» A longitudinal wave is one that vibrates in the direction of propagation.

Meaning

1 senses

Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel.
Longitudinalwelle, Längswelle
продольная волнаprodolʹnaja volna

Examples

2 sentences

A longitudinal wave is one that vibrates in the direction of propagation.
CC BY · Tatoeba · bretsky · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Sound propagates via longitudinal waves.
ruЗвук распространяется в виде продольных волн.
deSchall breitet sich über Längswellen aus.
CC BY · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

type of wave:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

type of wave:

Origin

From longitudinal + wave.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: longitudinal waves

Singular	longitudinal wave
Plural	longitudinal waves

regular

Word family

1 related words

Relatedtransverse wave