transverse vibrations

plural noun Physics.

periodic disturbances for which the particle oscillations of the medium are perpendicular to the direction of propagation.

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Words nearby transverse vibrations

transverse sinus of pericardium, transverse tarsal joint, transverse temporal gyrus, transverse vein of face, transverse vein of neck, transverse vibrations, transverse wave, transversion, transversion mutation, transversospinales, transverter
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