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What does longitudinal and transverse mean when your talking about waves

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We will have the following:

*Longitudinal waves: Waves in which the particles are displaced parallel to the direction the wave travels.

*Transversal waves: Waves in which the particles are displaced perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

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