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Introduction to waves In physics, a wave front is the locus (a line, or, in a wave propagating in 3 dimensions, a surface) of points having the same phase. Transverse Wave: Note how the wave pattern definitely moves to the right. However any particular point (look at the blue one) just moves transversely (i.e., up and down) to the direction of the wave. Wave Velocity (Wave Phase Velocity): The wave velocity is defined as the wavelength divided by the time it takes a wavelength (green) to pass by a fixed point (blue). Wave-fronts are helpful for drawing pictures of