Polarization is a property of transverse waves where the oscillations occur at right angles to the direction of travel, defining the plane of oscillation and polarizing the wave as either vertically or horizontally polarized. Polarized waves can be distinguished by whether their oscillations are vertical or horizontal as the waves travel towards the observer.

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4. Polarisation is a wave property. But not all waves can exhibit this property. In a transverse wave, the oscillations are at right angles to the direction of travel. The plane of this oscillation defines the polarisation of the wave. Here are two waves travelling towards us. We say that wave A is vertically plane-polarised, and wave B is horizontally plane-polarised. Vertical oscillations Horozontal

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