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wavelength

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. wavelength (noun)
  2. complementary wavelength (noun)
  3. dominant wavelength (noun)
  4. natural wavelength (noun)

wave·length

noun \-ˌleŋ(k)th\

Definition of WAVELENGTH

1
: the distance in the line of advance of a wave from any one point to the next point of corresponding phase
2
: a particular course or line of thought especially as related to mutual understanding <two people on different wavelengths>
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Examples of WAVELENGTH

  1. Light and sound have different wavelengths.

First Known Use of WAVELENGTH

1850

Rhymes with WAVELENGTH

arm's-length, at length

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