wave speed
Britishnoun
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By pairing in-situ sound velocity measurements with advanced molecular dynamics simulations, the team detected a dramatic loss of shear wave speed and a sharp increase in Poisson's ratio.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025
"It breaks the shear wave speed barrier in the rocks and produces destructive waves that are stronger than what's generated by a normal earthquake," he said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025
Initial shock wave speed was estimated at 640 mph.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2022
Finally, because the authors recorded waves travelling in all directions across their array, they were able to account for the contribution of anisotropy to wave speed.
From Nature ● Nov. 13, 2018
May wind and wave speed thee back to Southland.
From Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People by Hamilton Wright Mabie
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