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A wave transfers energy from one location to another without the physical movement of the material between the locations. And, the motion in which the energy is transferred by a disturbance of some sort in the distinctive repetitive patternis termed as wave motion.
The sound waves travelling in the air, or the ripples formed in a lake when a stone is thrown into it are the examples of the wave motion.
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