| 单词 | wave theory |
| 释义 | wave theorynounAlso called undulatory theory. Physics. the theory that light is transmitted as a wave, similar to oscillations in magnetic and electric fields.Compare corpuscular theory. Historical Linguistics. a theory that accounts for shared features among languages or dialects by identifying these features as innovations that spread from their points of origin to the speech of contiguous areas. Compare family-tree theory. Origin of wave theoryFirst recorded in 1825–35 Words nearby wave theorywaver, Waverley, Waves, wave speed, wave tank, wave theory, wave train, wave trap, wavey, wavy, waw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wave theory
British Dictionary definitions for wave theorywave theory nounthe theory proposed by Huygens that light is transmitted by waves any theory that light or other radiation is transmitted as wavesSee electromagnetic wave Compare corpuscular theory 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 |
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