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Climate, Weather and Health
History meets Science
Meteorology Beyond Borders
κῦμα
see also:
wave
Aristotle METE
κῦμα
Lucretius DRN
Seneca NQ
References for Greek and Latin
Modern Description
written by Susanne M Hoffmann
A wave is a periodic up and down of a specific material (or physical dimension). There are, for instance, waves of water, waves of an earthquake (seismic), waves of the air (wind, seen in snow and rain). waves of the ground seen in the sand.
Further Remarks
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