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单词 wavelength
释义

wavelength

or wave length

[ weyv-lengkth, -length, -lenth ]
/ ˈweɪvˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ, -ˌlɛnθ /
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noun

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.

Idioms for wavelength

    on the same wavelength, in sympathy or rapport: We seemed to be on the same wavelength from the moment we met.

Origin of wavelength

First recorded in 1855–60; wave + length

Words nearby wavelength

wave farm, wave-form, wave front, wave function, waveguide, wavelength, wavelet, Wavell, wavellite, wave mechanics, wavemeter
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British Dictionary definitions for wavelength

wavelength
/ (ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθ) /

noun

the distance, measured in the direction of propagation, between two points of the same phase in consecutive cycles of a waveSymbol: λ
the wavelength of the carrier wave used by a particular broadcasting station
on someone's wavelength or on the same wavelength informal having similar views, feelings, or thoughts (as someone else)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for wavelength

wavelength

The distance between crests (or troughs) of a wave.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for wavelength

wavelength
[ wāvlĕngkth′, -lĕngth′ ]

n.

The distance between one peak or crest of a wave of light, heat, or other energy and the next corresponding peak or crest.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for wavelength

wavelength
[ wāvlĕngkth′ ]

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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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