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(Also magnetohydrodynamic wave, hydromagnetic wave.) A [[transverse wave]] propagating  along a [[magnetic field]] in an electrically conducting fluid (<br/>''or'' [[plasma]]).<br/> This kind of [[wave]] does not exist in gases or fluids that are not ionized or in a plasma free  from a magnetic field. The dynamics of such waves are analogous to those in a vibrating string.<br/> Cowling, T. G. 1976. Magnetohydrodynamics. Ch. 3.
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