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transverse wave

transverse wave noun: any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel.

Noun

transverse wave (plural transverse waves)

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

transverse wave meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Vietnamese

transverse wave in Tamil

குறுக்கலை, குறுக்கு அலை, குறுக்குவாட்டு அலை

transverse wave in Malayalam

transverse wave
അനുപ്രസ്ഥതരംഗം anuprasthataraṅgaṁ

transverse wave in Tagalog

type of wave
along halang

transverse wave in Vietnamese

type of wave
sóng ngang

Forms of transverse wave

pluraltransverse waves

Origin of transverse wave

From transverse + wave.

Questions about transverse wave

What does transverse wave mean?
Transverse wave means any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel.
What is transverse wave in Tamil?
Transverse wave in Tamil is குறுக்கலை, குறுக்கு அலை, குறுக்குவாட்டு அலை. See Transverse wave meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is transverse wave?
Transverse wave is a noun.
What is the plural of transverse wave?
The plural of transverse wave is transverse waves.

Words near transverse wave in the dictionary

  1. transverse ribs
  2. transverse sinus
  3. transverse sinuses
  4. transverse tubule
  5. transverse tubules
  6. transverse wave
  7. transverse waves
  8. transversectomies
  9. transversectomy
  10. transversed
  11. transversely

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Adapted from Wiktionary: transverse wave (page history and authors); transverse wave (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); അനുപ്രസ്ഥതരംഗം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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