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Nov 28, 2009
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P wave




a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph. Also called primary wave. Cf. L wave, S wave.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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