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There are multiple meanings.
In geography, it refers to the lines of longitude (the lines that run N/S and measure E/W).
In physics and mechanics, it means along the length of the object. For example, if you have a river, flow in the direction of the river (parallel) is longitudinal. Flow perpendicular to the river is transverse.
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What are two types of mechanical waves?
transverse and longitudinal
How are longitudinal waves used in communication?
All sound waves are longitudinal (compression/rarefaction) waves.
Which properties does a longitudinal wave lack?
Longitudinal waves have all the same properties as transverse waves: speed, frequency, wavelength, and amplitude
A wave that vibrates in a direction parallel to the direction of the wave itself is called a?
Disturbance in particle motion parallel to the wave velocity is called a longitudinal wave. Disturbance in particle motion perpendicular to the wave velocity is called a transverse wave.
What lengthwise cut through any specimen?
Longitudinal section.
Are longitudinal waves plane polarized?
No. Since longitudinal waves are vibrating in the direction that they are traveling, polarization has no meaning in their case.
What is the medical term meaning the longitudinal or long portion of a structure?
The axis is the medical term meaning the longitudinal or long portion of a structure. The Axis of the uterus points up and down (cephalocaudally).
What is the meaning of LSAW pipe?
Longitudinal Submerged Arch Welded Pipe
Is a sound wave a transverse wave or longitudinal wave?
Sound waves are longitudinal.
Is ultrasound a transverse or longitudinal wave?
Sound, at least in gases like air, can only propagate as a longitudinal wave.
Must a wave be transverse or longitudinal explain?
A wave must be transverse or longitudinal or both.
Are light waves transverse waves or longitudinal waves?
Longitudinal
What kinds of waves are sound waves?
sound waves are compression waves, or longitudinal waves. sounds that we hear are actually just compressions and rarefactions of air particles, meaning the air particles move closer together for a time period then spread apart farther then they normally would rarefaction)
In physics longitudinal is?
Longitudinal is vibration in the direction of the wave.
What is the longitudinal extent of The US?
longitudinal extent of usa
Are sound waves in air transverse or longitudinal?
Longitudinal.
What is the longitudinal extent of Afghanistan?
longitudinal and latitudinal extent of afghanistan
