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P wave definition

P wave

a longitudinal wave that advances by alternate compression and expansion in a solid or fluid medium, like a sound wave

Etymology: p(ressure) wave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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