pressure wave
noun
: a wave (such as a sound wave) in which the propagated disturbance is a variation of pressure in a material medium
called also P-wave
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In many ways, focused shock wave therapy is similar to radial pressure waves (RPW), in terms of form and function.
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William Jones, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Those challenges helped shape the engineering direction for Sola™, pushing the team to rethink the underlying physics of how sonic pressure waves are generated and delivered.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Zuriguel is now exploring the handful of pressure waves that ripple through this crowd where people push against each other from the back of the plaza to the front.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
When a tsunami forms, the surge of water pushes on the air above it, sending invisible pressure waves up through the atmosphere.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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William Jones, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Those challenges helped shape the engineering direction for Sola™, pushing the team to rethink the underlying physics of how sonic pressure waves are generated and delivered.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
Zuriguel is now exploring the handful of pressure waves that ripple through this crowd where people push against each other from the back of the plaza to the front.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 Oct. 2025
When a tsunami forms, the surge of water pushes on the air above it, sending invisible pressure waves up through the atmosphere.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Pressure wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure%20wave. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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