What is an electric wave? It is sound or light or anything else?

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That's electromagnetic wave...
a wave produced by the acceleration of an electric charge and propagated by the periodic variation of intensities of, usually, perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. Expand. Also called electric wave.
Examples of Electromagnetic Waves. Radio waves, Light waves, thermal radiation, X ray, visible light, microwave, infrared, gamma rays etc. are the example of electromagnetic waves. These waves together form the electromagnetic spectrum.

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