transverse

Examples of transverse in the following topics:

• Transverse Waves

  • A string which is fixed at one end and moved up and down at the other creates a transverse wave.
  • Light is an example of a transverse wave.
  • A ripple on a pond and a wave on a string are easily visualized transverse waves.
  • Transverse waves are waves that are oscillating perpendicularly to the direction of propagation.
  • Transverse waves have their applications in many areas of physics.

• Longitudinal and Transverse Waves

  • Most kinds of waves are transverse waves.
  • In a transverse wave, as the wave is moving in one direction, it is creating a disturbance in a different direction.
  • But sound waves are not transverse.
  • This is very difficult to show clearly in a diagram, so most diagrams, even diagrams of sound waves, show transverse waves.
  • In water waves and other transverse waves, the ups and downs are in a different direction from the forward movement of the wave.

• Reflections

  • The wave that occurs due to this motion is called a transverse wave.
  • Transverse waves have what are called peaks and troughs.
  • Diagram of a transverse wave.
  • A transverse wave that is fixed at the end point.
  • When a transverse wave meets a free end, it is reflected.

• Standard Equations of Hyperbolas

  • Consistent with the symmetry of the hyperbola, if the transverse axis is aligned with the x-axis, the slopes of the asymptotes are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, ±b⁄a, where b=a×tan(θ) and where θ is the angle between the transverse axis and either asymptote.
  • If the transverse axis of any hyperbola is aligned with the x-axis of a Cartesian coordinate system and is centered on the origin, the equation of the hyperbola can be written as:
  • A hyperbola aligned in this way is called an "East-West opening hyperbola. " Likewise, a hyperbola with its transverse axis aligned with the y-axis is called a "North-South opening hyperbola" and has equation:
  • The two focal points are labeled F1 and F2, and the thin black line joining them is the transverse axis.
  • The two thick black lines parallel to the conjugate axis (thus, perpendicular to the transverse axis) are the two directrices, D1 and D2.

• Standing Waves on a String

  • A transverse wave will move along the string until it reaches the other end.
  • When a transverse wave meets a fixed end, the wave is reflected, but inverted.
  • The wave is reflected, but unlike a transverse wave with a fixed end, it is not inverted.
  • When a transverse wave meets a fixed end, the wave is reflected, but inverted.
  • The wave is reflected, but unlike a transverse wave with a fixed end, it is not inverted.

• Waves

  • A wave can be transverse or longitudinal depending on the direction of its oscillation.
  • Transverse waves occur when a disturbance causes oscillations perpendicular (at right angles) to the propagation (the direction of energy transfer).
  • While mechanical waves can be both transverse and longitudinal, all electromagnetic waves are transverse.
  • In this chapter we will closely examine the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves along with some of the properties they possess.

• Water Waves

  • Water waves can be commonly observed in daily life, and comprise both transverse and longitudinal wave motion.
  • The uniqueness of water waves is found in the observation that they comprise both transverse and longitudinal wave motion.
  • In the case of monochromatic linear plane waves in deep water, particles near the surface move in circular paths, creating a combination of longitudinal (back and forth) and transverse (up and down) wave motions.
  • This is a result of the wave having both transverse and longitudinal properties.

• Body Planes and Sections

  • There are three basic reference planes used in anatomy: the sagittal plane, the coronal plane, and the transverse plane.
  • The transverse plane (axial or X-Z plane) divides the body into superior and inferior (head and tail) portions.
  • A longitudinal plane is any plane perpendicular to the transverse plane, while parasaggital planes are parallel to the saggital plane.
  • There are three basic planes in zoological anatomy: sagittal, coronal, and transverse.

• Digestive System Development

  • The midgut is the lower duodenum, to the first two-thirds of the transverse colon lower duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, and first two-thirds of the transverse colon.
  • The hindgut is the last third of the transverse colon, descending colon, rectum, and upper part of the anal canal.

• The Hall Effect

  • When current runs through a wire exposed to a magnetic field a potential is produced across the conductor that is transverse to the current.
  • The Hall effect is the phenomenon in which a voltage difference (called the Hall voltage) is produced across an electrical conductor, transverse to the conductor's electric current when a magnetic field perpendicular to the conductor's current is applied.