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Uplongitudinal wave, mass motion

sound wave in gas comparison table
Subject is a kind of has synonym has definition
longitudinal wavewaveperiodic motionA wave vibrating along the direction of propagation.
mass motionmotion A non-uniform matter flow
sound wave in gasmass motionperiodic motionA longitudinal wave propagated through a gas as a pattern of alternating high and low pressure.

Uplongitudinal wave, mass motion