Phrase guide

longitudinal wave

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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History

Etymology

From longitudinal + wave.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 縱波 /纵波 (zung3 bo1) — type of wave
  • Chinese Mandarin: 縱波 /纵波 (zòngbō) — type of wave
  • Danish: længdebølge — type of wave
  • Finnish: pitkittäisaalto — type of wave
  • French: onde longitudinale — type of wave
  • German: Longitudinalwelle — type of wave
  • German: Längswelle — type of wave
  • Italian: onda longitudinale — type of wave
  • Japanese: 縦波 (tatenami) — type of wave
  • Korean: 종파 (jongpa) — type of wave
  • Malayalam: അനുദൈർഘ്യതരംഗം (anudaiṟghyataraṅgaṁ) — type of wave
  • Polish: fala podłużna — type of wave
  • Portuguese: onda longitudinal — type of wave
  • Russian: продольная волна (prodolʹnaja volna) — type of wave
  • Spanish: onda longitudinal — type of wave
  • Tagalog: along ayon — type of wave
  • Vietnamese: sóng dọc — type of wave