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Noun Concept
Categories: Waves, Seismology
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S-wave  S wave  elastic S-wave  S-waves  S waves
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In seismology and other areas involving elastic waves, S waves, secondary waves, or shear waves are a type of elastic wave and are one of the two main types of elastic body waves, so named because they move through the body of an object, unlike surface waves. Wikipedia
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In seismology and other areas involving elastic waves, S waves, secondary waves, or shear waves are a type of elastic wave and are one of the two main types of elastic body waves, so named because they move through the body of an object, unlike surface waves. Wikipedia
Seismic wave Wikidata
A transverse, shear wave, such as that produced by an earthquake. Movement is transverse to the direction of propagation and is a body wave. Wiktionary
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seismic wave
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S wave
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S-wave
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S-wave
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S-wave, S-waves, S waves, secondary wave, secondary waves, Seismic Wave Guide, shear wave
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elastic S-wave, secondary waves, shear wave, shear waves

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