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What is a transverse wave?

What is a transverse wave? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (physics) Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel
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As for compressional waves, background plasma flow and β conditions are significantly different from the case of transverse wave.
Most aquatic animals use the jet-stream propulsion in a form of propagating a transverse wave along the body from head to tail.
In fact Fresnel had already published his theory that light was a transverse wave but, although Doppler had read Fresnel's work, he did not accept it.
Then the researchers sent a quick, transverse wave pulse across the fluid.
Due to the sudden transverse motion of the local textile in the impact region, a longitudinal wave and a transverse wave are generated in the yams that directly contact the projectile.
The water wave, like the violin string, is an example of a transverse wave.

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