love wave

love wave
noun
Usage: usually capitalized L
Etymology: after A. E. H. Love died 1940 English mathematician
: a seismic disturbance consisting of horizontal transverse vibrations of the earth's crust propagated near the surface

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Love wave,
a seismic wave that travels across the earth's surface in a horizontal motion.
╂[< A. E. H. Love, 1863-1940, who discovered it]

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