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pressure wave


pressure wave

noun

Definition of PRESSURE WAVE

: a wave (as a sound wave) in which the propagated disturbance is a variation of pressure in a material medium —called also P-wave

First Known Use of PRESSURE WAVE

1942

Rhymes with PRESSURE WAVE

alpha wave, architrave, autoclave, beta wave, biconcave, delta wave, finger wave, microwave, standing wave, tidal wave, transverse wave

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