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Meaning of S-wave | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

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A transverse, shear wave, such as that produced by an earthquake. Movement is transverse to the direction of propagation and is a body wave.

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