Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shear wave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: shear wave
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wave that changes the medium through which it travels to change its shape but not its volume or density.

Inflected Forms

shear waves (plural)

Synonyms

S wave secondary wave

Questions

What does shear wave mean?: A wave that changes the medium through which it travels to change its shape but not its volume or density.

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