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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLove-Welle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: loːv vɛlə
"Die Love-Welle bewegt den Boden horizontal quer zur Ausbreitungsrichtung."
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A surface seismic wave that causes horizontal shifting of the Earth's surface during an earthquake.
"The seismograph recorded intense L-waves arriving shortly after the initial primary body waves." - 2
A type of elastic wave propagating along the free surface of a solid medium with particle motion transverse to the direction of propagation and parallel to the surface.
"Engineers study L-wave propagation to understand how surface structures respond to seismic energy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'Love wave', named after the British mathematician Augustus Edward Hough Love, who mathematically predicted this type of seismic surface wave in 1911. The term combines the initial letter of his surname with the common geological and wave-mechanics noun 'wave'.
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onde de Love
Transliteration: õd də luv
"Les ondes de Love provoquent des mouvements horizontaux destructeurs."
Love-Welle
Transliteration: loːv vɛlə
"Die Love-Welle bewegt den Boden horizontal quer zur Ausbreitungsrichtung."
onda di Love
Transliteration: onda di love
"Le onde di Love sono onde sismiche superficiali."
onda de Love
Transliteration: onda de loov
"La onda de Love es un tipo de onda superficial sísmica."
onda de Love
Transliteration: õda dʒi lɔvi
"As ondas de Love causam deslocamento horizontal do solo."
लव तरंग
Transliteration: lav tarang
"भूकंप के दौरान लव तरंगें सतह पर क्षैतिज गति पैदा करती हैं।"
乐甫波
Transliteration: lè fù bō
"乐甫波是一种沿地球表面传播的水平剪切波。"
러브파
Transliteration: reobeu-pa
"러브파는 지표면을 따라 수평으로 진동하는 지진파입니다."
ラブ波
Transliteration: rabu-ha
"ラブ波は地表付近を伝播する横波の一種である。"
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