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.
Earthquake Glossary. P wave A P wave, or compressional wave, is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving.