transverse wave

English

Etymology

From transverse +‎ wave.

Noun

transverse wave (plural transverse waves)

1. (physics) Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel

Translations

type of wave

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 橫波 / 横波 (waang⁴ bo¹)

  Mandarin: 橫波 / 横波 (zh) (héngbō)

• Danish: tværbølge c
• Finnish: poikittaisaalto
• French: onde transversale f
• German: Transversalwelle (de) f, Querwelle (de) f, Schubwelle f, Scherwelle f
• Italian: onda trasversale f
• Japanese: 横波 (yokonami)
• Korean: 횡파 (hoengpa)
• Portuguese: onda transversal f
• Russian: поперечная волна f (poperečnaja volna)
• Spanish: onda transversal f
• Tagalog: along halang
• Vietnamese: sóng ngang

See also

• longitudinal wave