Usually means: Elastic wave transverse to propagation.
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  1. shear wave: Merriam-Webster
  2. shear wave: Wiktionary
  3. shear wave: Dictionary.com
  4. Shear wave: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. shear wave: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shear wave: Encyclopedia

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  1. Earthquake Image Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Shear Wave: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shear wave)

▸ noun:  (physics) A wave that changes the medium through which it travels to change its shape but not its volume or density.

Similar:
shearwave, permanent wave, shear stress, standing wave, S-wave, matterwave, plane wave, wave, carrier wave, longitudinal wave, more...

Opposite:
compressional wave, longitudinal wave

Phrases:
Shear wave splitting, more...

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Similar:
shearwave, permanent wave, shear stress, standing wave, S-wave, matterwave, plane wave, wave, carrier wave, longitudinal wave, more...

Opposite:
compressional wave, longitudinal wave

Phrases:
Shear wave splitting, more...



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