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Categories: Wave mechanics

longitudinal wave acoustical wave compression wave compressional wave Longitude wave

Longitudinal waves are waves in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels and displacement of the medium is in the same direction of the wave propagation. Wikipedia

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A wave with oscillations or vibrations along or parallel to their direction of travel Wikipedia Disambiguation

Waves in which the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as, or the opposite direction to, the direction of propagation of the wave Wikidata

Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel. Wiktionary

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