push-pullwaves
nounUK /pʊʃ pʊl weɪvz/
US /pʊʃ pʊl weɪvz/
Push-pull waves are waves that squeeze and stretch things back and forth as they travel.
Sound travels through the air as push-pull waves.
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2. Waves in which particles move in the same direction the wave travels.
In push-pull waves, the particles move forward and back along the path of the wave.
3. A pattern of alternating high and low pressure moving through a material.
The push-pull waves created bands of high and low pressure in the spring.
4. A teaching term for compression waves shown as areas of squeezing and spreading.
The teacher drew push-pull waves on the board to show how sound moves.