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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 in a Sentence
Light and sound have different wavelengths.
Recent Examples of wavelength from the Web
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Stars can emit various wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, including radio waves.
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For all their similarities, Ennis and Spurgeon’s paths have also undulated at different—sometimes opposite—wavelengths.
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Blue, on the other hand, has low wavelengths, which explains why it is strewn across the sky.
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That means derms use one wavelength to target brown spots, another for red bumps, etc.
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By using ultrasonic wavelengths, Qualcomm contends its fingerprint technology provides an accurate, three-dimensional scan that’s more forgiving if the user’s hand is wet or dirty.
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So a team of scientists trained the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array on the star, capturing impressive details of Betelgeuse in infrared, ultraviolet and visible wavelengths.
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Yost said Butera and Hammel are now on the same wavelength.
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The most remote regions of space retreat the fastest, and the light that speeds toward us from those areas thus gets stretched like a Slinky, with its wavelength shifting toward the red end of the spectrum--the very end Webb is built to see.
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First Known Use of wavelength
1850
WAVELENGTH Defined for English Language Learners
wavelength
playDefinition of wavelength for English Language Learners
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: the distance from one wave of energy to another as it is traveling from one point to another point
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—used especially in the phrases on the same wavelength and on a different wavelength to say that people share or do not share a way of thinking
WAVELENGTH Defined for Kids
wavelength
playDefinition of wavelength for Students
: the distance in the line of advance of a wave from any one point to the next similar point
Medical Dictionary
wavelength
playMedical Definition of wavelength
: the distance in the line of advance of a wave from any one point to the next point of corresponding phase—symbol λ
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