Longitudinal Waves. In a longitudinal wave, the motion of the medium is parallel to the direction of the wave. This means that the particles move left and right which in turn makes the other particles start to oscillate. Sound waves are longitudinal waves.
The name âZimbabweâ is an anglicized form of an African word meaning âstone housesâ, for the ruins of the Great Zimbabwe are comprised of several stone walls, monuments, and buildings built mainly of granite. The structures were created using a method called dry stonewalling, which requires a high level of masonry expertise.
or KaÊ¿bah, KaÊ¿abah. 1. a small, cubical building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque at Mecca containing a sacred black stone: regarded by Muslims as the House of God and the objective of their pilgrimages. 2. one of several replicas of this building, sacred to pre-Islamic Arabs.