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P-waves

P-waves is the plural of P-wave.

Meaning of P-wave

Noun

P-wave (plural P-waves)

  1. A longitudinal compressional wave produced by an earthquake.
    • P-waves are the first to arrive; that is, they travel fastest. These are ‘push-pull’ waves analogous to sound waves, in which each particle moves back and forth as the waves propagate.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 71
    Synonyms:
    seismic wave

Questions about P-waves

What is P-waves the plural of?
P-waves is the plural of P-wave.

Words near P-waves in the dictionary

  1. p-type
  2. P-U
  3. p-value
  4. p-values
  5. P-wave
  6. P-waves
  7. p-way
  8. p-word
  9. p-words
  10. p-zombie
  11. p-zombies

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