Q-wave
Noun. (geology) A seismic surface shock wave, which is also known as a Love wave, with a lateral horizontal movement perpendicular to the direction of propagation.This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
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