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sound wave in gas
subject			fact

sound wave in gas	has definition A longitudinal wave propagated through a gas as a pattern of alternating high and low pressure.
	is a kind of longitudinal wave
	is a kind of mass motion
wave	has propagation direction
physical process	has domain physics
harmonic motion	has amplitude
	has period
	has synonym periodic motion