The wavelength is the distance one wave travels, usually measured as the distance from one peak to the next., In a longitudinal wave the oscillations are parallel to the wave direction., The highest maximum positive displacement from the rest point is the amplitude., In a transverse wave the oscillations are perpendicular to the wave direction., The peak of a wave is the highest point or maximum positive displacement., The trough of a wave is the lowest point or maximum negative displacement., The frequency of a wave is the number of waves that pass a point in a given time, normally one second., The time it takes one wave to pass a point is called the time period.

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