Why is transverse and longitudinal waves together known as mechanical waves?

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Mechanical Waves are waves that require a medium to propagate. It may be transverse or longitudinal depending upon whether the particles of the medium are oscillating perpendicular or parallel to the direction of wave propagation.

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