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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That volcano actually had a sound wave that circled the globe eight times or something like that, a pressure wave.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
The school windows have been blown out by the pressure wave from the explosions.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
There is no air or water to carry pressure waves that create audible sound.
—Harshal Shah, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Sidhwa, a stoic man with short hair, woke up when the pressure wave from an explosion blew the door open.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
The school windows have been blown out by the pressure wave from the explosions.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
There is no air or water to carry pressure waves that create audible sound.
—Harshal Shah, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Sidhwa, a stoic man with short hair, woke up when the pressure wave from an explosion blew the door open.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Pressure wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure%20wave. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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