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  • noun Alternative form of P-wave.

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  • "A P wave, or compressional wave, is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving."

    --USGS Earthquake Glossary

    February 6, 2011