Meanings
nountransverse wave (plural transverse waves)
plural transverse waves
- natural sciencesAny wave in which the direction of disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of travel
Origin
Translations
Catalan ona transversal
- ona transversaltype of wave
Chinese Cantonese 橫波 /横波
- 橫波 /横波 (waang⁴ bo¹)type of wave
Chinese Mandarin 橫波 /横波
- 橫波 /横波 (héngbō)type of wave
Danish tværbølge
- tværbølgetype of wave
Finnish poikittaisaalto
- poikittaisaaltotype of wave
French onde transversale
- onde transversaletype of wave
German Transversalwelle, Querwelle
- Transversalwelletype of wave
- Querwelletype of wave
- Schubwelletype of wave
- Scherwelletype of wave
Hawaiian hawewe ʻaleʻale
- hawewe ʻaleʻaletype of wave
Italian onda trasversale
- onda trasversaletype of wave
Japanese 横波
- 横波 (yokonami)type of wave
Korean 횡파
- 횡파 (hoengpa)type of wave
Polish fala poprzeczna
- fala poprzecznatype of wave
Portuguese onda transversal
- onda transversaltype of wave
Russian поперечная волна
- поперечная волна (poperečnaja volna)type of wave
Spanish onda transversal
- onda transversaltype of wave
Tagalog along halang
- along halangtype of wave
Vietnamese sóng ngang
- sóng ngangtype of wave
Welsh ton drawslin
- ton drawslintype of wave
Cite this entry
APA
transverse wave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transverse%20wave
MLA
“transverse wave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transverse%20wave. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transverse wave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transverse%20wave.
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