medium

substance or material that carries or transports the wave from its source to other locations. In the open ocean, the medium through which the wave travels is the ocean water.

Glossary: amplitude
Glossary: reflection
Glossary: substrate
Glossary: rarefaction
Glossary: propagation
Glossary: critical angle
Glossary: attenuate
Glossary: specific acoustic impedance
Glossary: equilibrium
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