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S-wave

noun

S-wave

noun

Etymology From "secondary wave" or "shear wave".

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences, Seismology A transverse, shear wave, such as that produced by an earthquake. Movement is transverse to the direction of propagation and is a body wave.

Synonyms
seismic wave
Related terms
P-wave

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.