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If the particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of propagation of waves, the wave is called [[1]].


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If the particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of propagation of waves, the wave is called a transverse wave.
In a transverse wave, the particles of the medium vibrate perpendicular to the direction of propagation of waves. Examples of transverse waves include vibrations in a guitar string, light waves, etc. Sound is not a transverse wave, but it is a longitudinal wave.

 

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