What does p-wave mean?

Definitions for p-wave
p-wave

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word p-wave.


Did you actually mean papaya or papaia?

Wiktionary

  1. P-wavenoun

    A longitudinal compressional wave produced by an earthquake.

  2. Etymology: From primary + wave.

Wikipedia

  1. p-wave

    A P wave (primary wave or pressure wave) is one of the two main types of elastic body waves, called seismic waves in seismology. P waves travel faster than other seismic waves and hence are the first signal from an earthquake to arrive at any affected location or at a seismograph. P waves may be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids.

Wikidata

  1. P-wave

    P-waves are a type of elastic wave, called seismic waves in seismology, that can travel through a continuum. The continuum is made up of gases, liquids, or solids, including the Earth. P-waves could be produced by earthquakes and recorded by seismographs. The name P-wave is often said to stand either for primary wave, as it has the highest velocity and is therefore the first to be recorded; or pressure wave, as it is formed from alternating compressions and rarefactions. In isotropic and homogeneous solids, the mode of propagation of a P-wave is always longitudinal; thus, the particles in the solid have vibrations along or parallel to the travel direction of the wave energy.

How to pronounce p-wave?

How to say p-wave in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of p-wave in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of p-wave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of p-wave in a Sentence

  1. Alvin Toffler:

    Humanity faces a quantum leap forward. It faces the deepest social upheaval and creative restructuring of all time. Without clearly recognizing it, we are engaged in building a remarkable new civilization from the ground up. This is the meaning of the Third Wave.

  2. Wang Tao:

    Brent oil may break a resistance at $48.80 per barrel and rise more to $49.53, as indicated by its wave pattern and a Fibonacci projection analysis, support is at $47.51, the 61.8 percent Fibonacci retracement on the rise from $45.59 to $50.62, a break below which will lead to a further loss to $46.78, the 76.4 percent retracement.

  3. Dennis Linthicum:

    Although they [Democrats] kept attacking us for leaving the state and we argued for minority rights, today all of the sudden, they’re on the other side of the wave trying to argue that it’s perfectly appropriate to support minority rights and they have the right to flee.

  4. Owen Roddy:

    There was a gap, but now it's building again, and those young hungry fighters are doing phenomenal... they're building nicely and you're going to see that next wave coming through.

  5. Kensington Palace:

    Just as the Moonshot that (U.S. President) John F. Kennedy proposed in the 1960s catalysed new technology such as the MRI scanner and satellite dishes, the Earthshots aim to launch their own tidal wave of ambition and innovation.


Translations for p-wave

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for p-wave »

Translation

Find a translation for the p-wave definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"p-wave." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LTD, 2026. Web. 16 May 2026. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/p-wave>.

Discuss these p-wave definitions with the community:

    Are we missing a good definition for p-wave? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    p-wave

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    make uniform
    A abrade
    B knead
    C suffuse
    D gloat

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for p-wave: