transverse wave
English
noun
Definitions
- (physics) Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel
Etymology
Compound from English transverse + English wave.
Origin
English
wave
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wavoid English
- airwave English
- autowave English
- awave English
- blastwave English
- blow-wave English
- brainwave English
- coldwave English
- costotransverse English
- counterwave English
- crimewave English
- eigenwave English
- groundwave English
- halfwave English
- handwave English
- heatwave English
- intertransverse English
- interwave English
- longitudinal wave English
- longwave English
- matterwave English
- mediumwave English
- microwave English
- midwave English
- multiwave English
- nontransverse English
- nonwave English
- obliquotransverse English
- pretransverse English
- quadriwave English
- sawtooth wave English
- shortwave English
- skywave English
- soundwave English
- subtransverse English
- superwave English
- theta wave English
- timewave English
- transverse English
- transversectomy English
- transversely English
- transverseness English
- transverser English
- transversity English
- transversostomy English
- triangle wave English
- wave English
- waveband English
- wavecut English
- wavefield English
- wavefolding English
- waveform English
- wavefront English
- waveful English
- wavefunction English
- waveguide English
- wavelength English
- waveless English
- wavelike English
- wavemaker English
- wavemeter English
- wavenumber English
- waveoff English
- waveplate English
- wavepulse English
- waveshape English
- waveshaper English
- waveshaping English
- wavespeed English
- wavest English
- wavetable English
- waveth English
- wavetop English
- wavy English
- μ-wave English
- μwave English
- waven Middle English
- wave
- wavy
- awave
- μwave
- Wavoid
- wavest
- waveth
- μ-wave
- wavecut
- wavetop
- skywave
- waveoff
- nonwave
- waveful
- airwave
- midwave
- heatwave
- handwave
- wavelike
- autowave
- waveband
- waveform
- coldwave
- waveless
- timewave
- longwave
- halfwave
- soundwave
- blastwave
- wavefield
- waveplate
- wavespeed
- eigenwave
- brainwave
- waveguide
- wavetable
- wavefront
- interwave
- waveshape
- wavemaker
- wavemeter
- superwave
- microwave
- multiwave
- shortwave
- wavepulse
- crimewave
- blow-wave
- mediumwave
- groundwave
- matterwave
- wavelength
- quadriwave
- waveshaper
- theta wave
- wavenumber
- transverse
- transverser
- waveshaping
- wavefolding
- counterwave
- transversity
- wavefunction
- transversely
- nontransverse
- triangle wave
- subtransverse
- sawtooth wave
- pretransverse
- transverseness
- transversostomy
- transversectomy
- costotransverse
- intertransverse
- longitudinal wave
- obliquotransverse