Longitudinal wave

Japanese: longitudinal wave(英語表記)longitudinalwave
Longitudinal wave

...In an elastic body, volume elasticity causes waves whose vibration direction coincides with the direction of wave travel. These are called longitudinal waves. Seismic S waves are transverse waves, and P waves are longitudinal waves. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "longitudinal wave" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…弾性体内には,体積弾性によって波の振動方向が波の進行方向と一致する波も生ずる。これを縦波longitudinal waveという。地震波のS波は横波,P波は縦波である。…

※「longitudinal wave」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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