secondary waves
- plural of secondary wave.
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
While Love and Rayleigh waves roil Earth’s surface and secondary waves shake solid rock deep within the planet, primary waves travel through Earth’s mantle and core, causing little damage on the surface.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
