S-wave

"S-wave" in a Sentence (2 examples)

That was the P-wave just now. The S-wave is coming.

An earthquake shakes the ground with two kinds of waves. The new system uses information from a low-energy wave that moves quickly but causes little damage. Experts call this the P-wave. The slower but stronger S-wave is the main threat to life and property.

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