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Longitudinal wave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The wavelength (one 360 degree cycle) is the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next, or between any two similar points on adjacent waves. The amplitude of a transverse wave is half ... Q.6 What are some examples of transverse waves? Q.7 What example of a longitudinal wave was given in the text?
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when the vibration of the particles in the medium move in the same direction as the motion of the wave, for example, a sound wave in air. Search the Dictionary...
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In a longitudinal wave, particles of the medium are displaced in a direction parallel to energy transport. The animation below depicts a longitudinal pulse in a medium ... In this type of wave - a longitudinal wave - the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of energy transport.
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Crests/troughs in a transverse travelling wave ... Longitudinal travelling wave ... The displacements at a certain instant along a longitudinal travelling wave:
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on longitudinal wave (physics), wave consisting of a periodic disturbance or vibration that takes place in the same direction as the advance of the wave. ... A transverse representation of a longitudinal wave is shown at the bottom of the figure. Here vertical lines are drawn through...
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