Assertion: rayleigh wave | /r/Synonym | ground roll
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text: In seismology, Rayleigh waves (called "ground roll") are the most important type of surface wave, and can be produced (apart from earthquakes), for example, by ocean waves, by explosions, by railway trains and ground vehicles, or by a sledgehammer impact.
text: Rayleigh waves, also known as ground roll, are waves that travel as ripples with motion similar to those of waves on the surface of water.