Meanings
nounlongitudinal wave (plural longitudinal waves)
plural longitudinal waves
- natural sciencesAny wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Cantonese 縱波 /纵波
- 縱波 /纵波 (zung³ bo¹)type of wave
Chinese Mandarin 縱波 /纵波
- 縱波 /纵波 (zòngbō)type of wave
Danish længdebølge
- længdebølgetype of wave
Finnish pitkittäisaalto
- pitkittäisaaltotype of wave
French onde longitudinale
- onde longitudinaletype of wave
German Longitudinalwelle, Längswelle
- Longitudinalwelletype of wave
- Längswelletype of wave
Italian onda longitudinale
- onda longitudinaletype of wave
Japanese 縦波
- 縦波 (tatenami)type of wave
Korean 종파
- 종파 (jongpa)type of wave
Polish fala podłużna
- fala podłużnatype of wave
Portuguese onda longitudinal
- onda longitudinaltype of wave
Russian продольная волна
- продольная волна (prodolʹnaja volna)type of wave
Spanish onda longitudinal
- onda longitudinaltype of wave
Tagalog along ayon
- along ayontype of wave
Vietnamese sóng dọc
- sóng dọctype of wave
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APA
longitudinal wave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longitudinal%20wave
MLA
“longitudinal wave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longitudinal%20wave. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longitudinal wave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longitudinal%20wave.
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