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Area Acoustics and electroacoustics / Transmission and propagation

IEV ref 801-23-04

en
compressional wave
wave in an elastic medium that causes an element of the medium to change its volume without undergoing rotation

Note – Mathematically, a compressional wave is one whose velocity field has zero curl.


fr
onde de compression, f
onde irrotationnelle, f
onde qui, dans un milieu élastique provoque la variation du volume d'éléments du milieu, sans leur faire subir de rotation

Note – Mathématiquement, le champ de vitesse d'une onde de compression a un rotationnel nul.


ar
موجة تضاغطية

de
Kompressionswelle, f

es
onda de compresión
onda irrotacional

fi
puristusaalto

it
onda di compressione

ko
압축파

ja
圧縮波

pl
fala akustyczna zagęszczeniowa
fala zagęszczeń

pt
onda de compressão
onda irrotacional

sv
kompressionsvåg

zh
压缩波

Publication date: 1994-07
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