S wave

American  

noun

Geology.

1. a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.

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S wave Scientific  

1. See secondary wave

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Example Sentences

Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, wasn’t a disciplined campaigner, but anyone would have drowned in Tuesday’s wave.

From The Wall Street Journal

With a dearth of fresh government economic data to chew on, investors are treating this week’s wave of corporate earnings as a macro mood check.

From MarketWatch

Lidar works by measuring how long it takes light from a laser to bounce back, or by detecting tiny changes in the light's wave phase.

From Science Daily

"They are ours. They belong to all of us. Let's take them back. Let's wave them with pride."

From BBC

“There is little doubt that a fully independent, competent justice system is essential if Mexico’s wave of violence is to end,” the group concluded in a report on Mexico’s judicial elections.

From Los Angeles Times