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Rayleigh wave

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-023166

A Rayleigh wave is a seismic surface wave causing the ground to shake in an elliptical motion, with no transverse, or perpendicular, motion.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-023166
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesUSGS Earthquake Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023166",
  "term": "Rayleigh wave",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Rayleigh Wave",
  "definition": "A Rayleigh wave is a seismic surface wave causing the ground to shake in an elliptical motion, with no transverse, or perpendicular, motion.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "USGS Earthquake Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/rayleigh-wave/"
}

Record 22,546 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.