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longitudinal wave
lon·gi·tu·di·nal wave (plural lon·gi·tu·di·nal waves)


noun 
Definition:
 
wave propagated in direction particles vibrate: a wave such as a sound wave that is propagated in the same direction in which the particles of the medium vibrate
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