Rayleigh Wave Definition

noun
Any of the undulating surface waves present in a solid having uniform properties; esp., any such wave on the earth's surface, caused by an earthquake.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
Rayleigh wave
Plural:
Rayleigh waves

Origin of Rayleigh Wave

  • After John William Strutt, Third Baron Rayleigh

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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