wave front
noun
: a surface composed at any instant of all the points just reached by a vibrational disturbance in its propagation through a medium
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Somite production occurs at a spot (the wave front) where the concentration of FGF is at just the right level when the clock makes a tick.
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Adam Mann, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2020
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“Wave front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wave%20front. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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