longitudinal wave
longitudinal wave
nounDefinition of LONGITUDINAL WAVE
: a wave (as a sound wave) in which the particles of the medium vibrate in the direction of the line of advance of the wave
First Known Use of LONGITUDINAL WAVE
circa 1931
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