Rayleigh wave

noun

A kind of surface acoustic wave that travels on solids.

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Meanings

nounRayleigh wave (plural Rayleigh waves)

plural Rayleigh waves

  1. natural sciencesA kind of surface acoustic wave that travels on solids.
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