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physical process > propagation process

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propagation process  

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  • Process by which a disturbance at one point is propagated to another point more remote from the source with no net transport of the material of the medium itself; examples include the motion of electromagnetic waves, sound waves, hydrodynamic waves in liquids, and vibration waves in solids.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/6718

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