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  1. S wavenoun

    shear wave

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  1. S wave

    In seismology and other areas involving elastic waves, S waves, secondary waves, or shear waves (sometimes called elastic S waves) are a type of elastic wave and are one of the two main types of elastic body waves, so named because they move through the body of an object, unlike surface waves.S waves are transverse waves, meaning that the direction of particle motion of a S wave is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation, and the main restoring force comes from shear stress. Therefore, S waves cannot propagate in liquids with zero (or very low) viscosity; however, they may propagate in liquids with high viscosity.The name secondary wave comes from the fact that they are the second type of wave to be detected by an earthquake seismograph, after the compressional primary wave, or P wave, because S waves travel more slowly in solids. Unlike P waves, S waves cannot travel through the molten outer core of the Earth, and this causes a shadow zone for S waves opposite to their origin. They can still propagate through the solid inner core: when a P wave strikes the boundary of molten and solid cores at an oblique angle, S waves will form and propagate in the solid medium. When these S waves hit the boundary again at an oblique angle, they will in turn create P waves that propagate through the liquid medium. This property allows seismologists to determine some physical properties of the Earth's inner core.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of s wave in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of s wave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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  2. Takeshi Minami:

    Output will probably pick up from June onwards but it will be necessary to remain on guard for a second wave (of coronavirus infections), the pace of a rebound will likely continue to be sluggish.

  3. Prince Mohammed:

    The new laws represent a new wave of reforms that will ... increase the reliability of procedures and oversight mechanisms as cornerstones in achieving the principles of justice, clarifying the lines of accountability.

  4. Glassdoor Senior Economist Daniel Zhao:

    The easing of the Delta wave will reduce disruptions to schools and encourage businesses to resume hiring, the latest wave has not completely receded, though, so gains are still likely to be muted compared to the summer's hot jobs growth.

  5. Satya Nadella:

    What we have witnessed over the past year is the dawn of a second wave of digital transformation sweeping every company and every industry, microsoft is powering this shift with the world's largest and most comprehensive cloud platform.

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