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    3. 横波

    横波

    横よこ波なみ

    transverse wave

    KMT10News #47+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab23 strokes

    よこなみおうは

    Noun

    1.
    transverse wave
    physics
    2.
    beam sea

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    横よこ波なみは波なみの一いっ種しゅです。

    A transverse wave is a type of wave.

    KMT8Science & Math
    地じ震しんのS波エスは横はよこ波なみとして伝つたわります。

    Seismic S-waves propagate as transverse waves.

    KMT10Science & Math
    光ひかりは電でん磁じ波はの一いっ種しゅであり、横よこ波なみの性せい質しつを持もちます。

    Light is a type of electromagnetic wave and has the properties of a transverse wave.

    KMT10Science & Math
    物ぶつ理り学がくでは、横よこ波なみと縦たて波なみの性せい質しつを詳くわしく研けん究きゅうします。

    In physics, the properties of transverse waves and longitudinal waves are studied in detail.

    KMT10Science & Math
    船ふねが横よこ波なみを受うけると大おおきく揺ゆれることがあります。

    A ship can roll significantly when it encounters a beam sea.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    横
    よこ…(1)
    sideways・side・horizontal・width・woof…(2)
    波
    なみ…(5)
    waves・billows・Poland
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