To diagnose my skin rash if it is red and non-scaly, consider: 1  toxic erythema - common harmless red rash in newborn babies. Read more.  measles and other erythematous rashes - see the main child skin rash page if your child has a red rash.
seismic wave. A seismic wave is an elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion. Seismic waves may travel either along or near the earth's surface (Rayleigh and Love waves) or through the earth's interior (P and S waves).Share this page: 1  Facebook.2  Twitter. seismic wave is an elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion. Seismic waves may travel either along or near the earth's surface (Rayleigh and Love waves) or through the earth's interior (P and S waves). Share this page: 1  Facebook. 2  Twitter.
Rayleigh wave. A type of seismic surface wave that moves with a rolling motion, causing rock particles to vibrate in directions both perpendicular and parallel to the main direction of wave propagation. Rayleigh waves are slower than Love waves.