Look up: wavelength

1. wavelength
   A property of a wave that gives the length between two peaks of the wave.
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2. Wavelength
   The distance that a wave from a single oscillation of electromagnetic radiation will propagate during the time required for one oscillation.
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3. Wavelength
   The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough of an electromagnetic wave (see electromagnetic radiation) or other wave.
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4. wavelength
   [n] - a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding 2. [n] - the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
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5. Wavelength
   The length of one cycle (in feet, inches, etc.)
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6. Wavelength
   The distance measured in the direction of progression of a wave, from any given point characterized by the same phase.
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7. Wavelength
   The distance between a given point on one wave to the same point on the next wave.
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8. Wavelength
   The distance between successive crests of an electromagnetic wave passing through a given material. Unit: metre, symbol: m.
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9. Wavelength
   The distance between two identical points on a waveform i.e. one cycle of the waveform, or the spatial distance between two identical points of an electromagnetic or sound pressure wave which have the same phase. In high frequency waves, there are more cycles in a given unit of time than there are i...
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10. Wavelength
    Electromagnetic energy is transmitted in the form of a sinusoidal wave. The wavelength is the distance covered by one cycle.
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11. Wavelength
    The distance between successive crests of a cyclic waveform. The symbol Lambda (l) is commonly used and it is measured in metres (m).
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12. Wavelength
    The shortest repetition length for a periodic wave. For example, it is the distance from crest to crest or from trough to trough. In compressional waves, such as sound waves, it is the measurement of the distance from rarefaction to rarefaction, or compression to compression.The wavelength of visibl...
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13. Wavelength
    The distance beween neighbouring peaks of a wave of electromagnetic radiation.
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14. wavelength
    The distance between adjacent peaks (or adjacent troughs) on a wave. Varying the wavelength of light changes its color; varying the wavelength of sound changes its pitch.
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15. wavelength
    On a periodic curve, the length between two consecutive troughs (low points) or peaks (high points).
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16. Wavelength
    the distance between one point on a wave and the same point on the next wave.
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17. Wavelength
    The distance between successive peaks or maxima of a wave. The wavelength determines the nature of the various forms of radiant energy that comprise the electromagnetic spectrum.
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18. wavelength
    the distance between the peaks of two consecutive waves in a wave train Category: Electrical engineering and energy • the perpendicular distance between two wavefronts in which the phase differs by one complete period Category: Physics • the distance in the direction of propa...
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19. Wavelength
    Describes the distance from wave-crest to wave-crest between two corresponding waves of light in the electro-magnetic spectrum. Wavelength are measured in nanometers (nm) and Angstrom units (A).
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20. wavelength
    <radiobiology> The length of a single cycle of a wave, usually measured from crest-to-crest. For electromagnetic waves, the wavelength determines the type (radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-Ray, gamma-ray) of radiation, in the case of visible light, wavelength determines the colour of the light. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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21. wavelength
    noun the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
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22. wavelength
    noun a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; `they are on the same wavelength`
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23. wavelength
    (wāv´length) the distance between the top of one wave and the identical phase of the succeeding one in the advance of waves of radiant energy.
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24. wavelength
    distance between corresponding points of two consecutive waves. `Corresponding points` refers to two points or particles in the same phase—i.e., ... [23 related articles]
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25. Wavelength
    Distance between two successive wave crests or troughs.
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