secondary wave
noun
secondary waves
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pluralof secondary wave.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Primary waves travel faster than the secondary waves and typically don’t cause much destruction.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
These are followed by one or more secondary waves, or S-waves—the more dangerous ones that cause shaking—at about two miles per second.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2018
The scanner then captures these secondary waves, and through an analysis of their energy, momentum and angle, identifies each different atom and its place in a painting.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2016
"It looks like there may have been one primary migration, but certain genetic markers are more prevalent in North America than in South America," Schurr explains, suggesting secondary waves.
From Time Magazine Archive
Primary waves and secondary waves are body waves—they travel through the layers of the Earth beneath the crust.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
