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light waves
the study of waves and thieir properties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wave | a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter. |
| mechanical wave | a wave that can travel only through matter. |
| transverse wave | a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels. |
| wavelength | the distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave |
| frequency | the number of times the pattern repeats in a given time. |