Love wave

American  

noun

Love waves plural

1. a surface seismic wave with horizontal movement that runs perpendicular to the direction of propagation.

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Love wave Scientific  

/ lŭv /

1. A type of seismic surface wave in which particles move with a side-to-side motion perpendicular to the main propagation of the earthquake. The amplitude of this motion decreases with depth. Love waves cause the rocks they pass through to change in shape. They travel faster than Rayleigh waves. Love waves are named after their discoverer, British mathematician Augustus Love (1863–1940).

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• Love waves
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