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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crest | the top of a wave |
| trough | the bottom of wave |
| wavelength | the distance between the troughs |
| amplitude | the distance between a waves mid point and its crest or trough |
| transverse wave | a wave in which the crests and troughs move at right angles to the direction of the waves travel |
| frequency | the number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time |