| 单词 | secondary wave |
| 释义 | secondary waveA type of seismic body wave in which rock particles vibrate at right angles to the direction of wave travel. Secondary waves cause the rocks they pass through to change in shape. These waves are the second fastest traveling seismic waves (after primary waves) and can travel through solids but not through liquids or gases. Also called shear wave S wave See Note at earthquake. Words nearby secondary wavesecondary tissue, secondary tuberculosis, secondary tympanic membrane, secondary union, secondary wall, secondary wave, secondary xylem, second ballot, second banana, second base, second baseman The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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