Transverse wave is a moving wave
that consists of oscillations occurring perpendicular (or right angled)
to the direction of energy transfer. If a transverse wave is moving in
the positive
x-direction, its oscillations are in up and down directions that lie in the
y–z
plane. Light is an example of a transverse wave. For transverse waves
in matter the displacement of the medium is perpendicular to the
direction of propagation of the wave. A ripple on a pond and a wave on a
string are easily visualized transverse waves.
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