S wave

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.

S wave

1. See secondary wave

Example Sentences

"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

The prime minister has said he is prepared to use industrial policy to "shelter British business from the storm", following Donald Trump's wave of new tariffs.

From BBC

Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group that dominates the country – reeling and damaged from Israel’s wave of exploding pager attacks last week - launched hundreds of rockets into northern Israel, smashing homes and setting streets ablaze.

From BBC

Just as crowds had gathered to mourn some of those killed in Tuesday’s wave of pager-bomb attacks, an explosion sparked chaos in Dahiya, Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut.

From BBC