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3.4.1: Transverse Waves

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Transverse waves are the type of wave you usually think of when you imagine a wave. The motion of the material constituting the wave is up and down so that as the wave moves forward the material moves perpendicular (or transverse) to the direction the wave moves.


This page titled 3.4.1: Transverse Waves is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Kyle Forinash and Wolfgang Christian.

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