WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
compres′sion wave′, 
  1. Physicsa shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted.
Also, compres′sional wave′. Cf. expansion wave. 
  • 1885–90

'compression wave' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
expansion wave

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