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In which media sound can travel as a transverse wave?

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Sound can travel as a wave through all kinds of media: solids, liquids and gases. But in liquids and gases, sound propagates as a longitudinal wave. However, in solids, sound can travel as both transverse wave and longitudinal wave.

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