Sentences with phrase «allows pressure waves»

On the other hand, the fact that water is slightly compressible is what allows pressure waves, such as sound, to travel through, though this property has almost no effect on surface waves.

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The group used novel sensors that stick like barnacles to the sea floor — allowing them to survive Ivan's fury — to measure wave height by monitoring water pressure.
High pressure tends to cause sinking air and suppress precipitation, which can allow a heat wave to develop and intensify over land areas.
The hose could be bunched up a bit or pulled together to create a small wave in the rubber to nozzle mating creating a tiny area that allows pressure out under the extreme circumstances as you describe.
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