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wavelength

or wave length

[ weyv-lengkth, -length, -lenth ]

noun

  1. 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.


wavelength

/ ˈ·É±ðɪ±¹ËŒ±ôɛŋθ /

noun

  1. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation, between two points of the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave λ
  2. the wavelength of the carrier wave used by a particular broadcasting station
  3. on someone's wavelength or on the same wavelength informal.
    having similar views, feelings, or thoughts (as someone else)
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wavelength

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  1. The distance between one peak or crest of a wave and the next peak or crest. It is equal to the speed of the wave divided by its frequency, and to the speed of a wave times its period.

wavelength

  1. The distance between crests (or troughs) of a wave .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wavelength1

First recorded in 1855–60; wave + length
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. on the same wavelength, in sympathy or rapport:

    We seemed to be on the same wavelength from the moment we met.

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“If somehow that feedback is broken, for example, if kids are exposed to only a certain kind of wavelength, then that can mess up your refractive development.â€

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It scatters more of the shorter blue wavelengths, leaving longer red wavelengths to remain visible.

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It scatters more of the shorter blue wavelength light, allowing the longer red wavelength light to remain visible.

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This filters out the blue visible light but allows the longer wavelengths of red light through - this is the same phenomena that gives an orange sunset.

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Newman says the masks his company sells have been developed using the same technology as medical devices, which have a minimum requirement light wavelengths.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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