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secondary wave

[′sek·ən‚der·ē ′wāv]
(geophysics)
(optics)
One of the waves that radiate from each point on a wavefront, according to Huygens' principle.
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Finally, of those cases (n=7) yielding a normal secondary wave of aggregation to ADP and/or epinephrine using unadjusted LTA, all either responded with a secondary wave only at a higher concentration of agonist or else failed to generate a secondary wave in response to the agonist even when used at a higher agonist concentration (two examples for each agonist are shown in Figure 4).
But he added: "We have pressures coming in that might start a secondary wave."
It was hard to believe Pelangi was hit by a secondary wave from the tsunami that devastated so much of south-east Asia.
The 1920s spawned the secondary wave of electricity-era entrants that brought in the products that the newly electrified factories and households demanded.
Lively, of Organically Grown, who also has his own organic farm and sells his produce at the farmers' market, said "it will be interesting" to see the "secondary wave" of Trials visitors stopping by the farmers' market.
In contrast, the X-ray glow from the elements stems from heating by a reverse shock wave -- the secondary wave of energy created whent he original, outgoing blast slams into interstellar space.
"There are also likely to be special cases where the secondary wave may turn out to be easier to detect than the primary burst of waves, but I think they will be rare."
However, the earthquakes itself come in parts: the arrival of P-waves (primary waves), followed by the S-waves (secondary waves), and surface waves.
From Figures 7(a), 7(b), 8(a), and 8(b), we can also observe traces circular fronts of weak secondary waves caused by the interaction of the main wave with the upper and lower walls.
On the contrary, they make it more dangerous because when the sea is rough secondary waves are created."
Since an earthquake creates two waves, the benign primary wave can be detected and converted into public warning by censors before the arrival of the damaging secondary waves, carrying the earthquakes' destructive force.
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