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Meaning of P-wave | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A longitudinal compressional wave produced by an earthquake.

Examples

“P-waves are the first to arrive; that is, they travel fastest. These are ‘push-pull’ waves analogous to sound waves, in which each particle moves back and forth as the waves propagate.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

p-word p-zombie p. p. c. P. E. I. p. p.