Love Wave Definition

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noun
A type of seismic surface wave that causes rock particles to move with a side-to-side motion perpendicular to the direction of an earthquake's main propagation. Love waves travel faster than Rayleigh waves.
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Other Word Forms of Love Wave

Noun

Singular:
Love wave
Plural:
love-waves

Origin of Love Wave

  • After Augustus Edward Hough Love (1863–1940), British mathematician

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the predictions of the mathematician A. E. H. Love

    From Wiktionary

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