• a wave moving in the same direction of travel as the vibrations (= fast movements backwards and forwards) of the particles of the substance through which it is travelling


    Longitudinal waves meaning & definition 1 of Longitudinal waves.


  • a wave in which the substance the wave travels through moves in the same direction of the wave itself. Sound waves are longitudinal waves.

    Longitudinal waves meaning & definition 2 of Longitudinal waves.

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