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- Longitudinal wave
Waves in which the displacement of the medium is in the same direction as, or the opposite direction to, the direction of propagation of the wave
Longitudinal waves are waves in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels and displacement of the medium is in the same (or opposite) direction of the wave propagation. Mechanical longitudinal waves are also called compressional or compression waves, because they produce compression and rarefaction when traveling through a medium, and pressure waves, because t... Wikipedia
