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wavefront

wave front
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Definitions of wavefront word

  • noun wavefront a surface, real or imaginary, that is the locus of all adjacent points at which the phase of oscillation is the same. 1
  • noun wavefront A surface containing points affected in the same way by a wave at a given time. 1
  • noun wavefront a surface associated with a propagating wave and passing through all points in the wave that have the same phase. It is usually perpendicular to the direction of propagation 0
  • noun wavefront (physics) An imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in phase. 0

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Origin of wavefront

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Wavefront

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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
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wavefront popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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