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elastic wave
noun Physics.
a wave propagated by the elastic deformation of a medium.
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1930–35
1930–35
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Elastic wave
is always a great word to know.
So is electromagnetic radiation. Does it mean:
| radiation consisting of electromagnetic waves, including radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays |
| the elasticlike force existing in the surface of a liquid caused by asymmetries in the intermolecular forces between surface molecules |
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elastic wave
motion in a medium in which, when particles are displaced, a force proportional to the displacement acts on the particles to restore them to their original position. If a material has the property of elasticity and the particles in a certain region are set in vibratory motion, an elastic wave will be propagated. For example, a gas is an elastic medium (if it is compressed and the pressure is then released, it will regain its former volume), and sound is transmitted through a gas as an elastic wave.
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