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ALL meanings of wavelength

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  • noun wavelength The distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave. 1
  • noun wavelength Physics. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation. 1
  • idioms wavelength on the same wavelength, in sympathy or rapport: We seemed to be on the same wavelength from the moment we met. 1
  • noun wavelength physics: distance between waves 1
  • countable noun wavelength A wavelength is the distance between a part of a wave of energy such as light or sound and the next similar part. 0
  • countable noun wavelength A wavelength is the size of radio wave which a particular radio station uses to broadcast its programmes. 0
  • noun wavelength the distance, measured in the direction of propagation, between two points of the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave 0
  • noun wavelength the wavelength of the carrier wave used by a particular broadcasting station 0
  • noun wavelength the distance measured in the direction of a wave from any given point to the next point in the same phase, as from crest to crest 0
  • noun wavelength a way of thinking, understanding, etc. 0
  • noun wavelength The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency. 0
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