单词 | love wave |
释义 | Love waven. Physics and Seismology. A type of surface wave (surface wave n. 1) characterized by side-to-side motion of the particles as well as motion in ellipses as part of the forward movement of the wave; spec. a seismic wave of this type. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > types of motion > [noun] > wave > types of wave long wave1792 internal wave1804 stationary wave1833 solitary wave1838 standing wave1845 travelling wave1845 pressure wave1871 ripple1871 surface wave1887 sine wave1893 Rayleigh wave1903 shock wave1907 spherical wave1907 Love wave1924 bow shock1938 Rossby wave1951 soliton1965 1924 H. Jeffreys Earth 165 Love Waves. Love finds that even in a heterogeneous crust Rayleigh waves have no transverse horizontal component. 1961 M. Ewing & M. Landisman in M. Sears Oceanogr. i. 27 The most important unsolved problem is the discrepancy between the structure for continental mantle deduced from Love waves and from Rayleigh waves. 1992 New Scientist 4 July 29/2 The changing shape of the hull generates eddies in the water called ‘love waves’ that enable the boat to glide more smoothly through the water. 2004 B. Bunch & A. Hellemans Hist. Sci. & Technol. 478/3 The study of Love waves enables scientists to measure the thickness of Earth's [sic] crust. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1924 |
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