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Wavelength

see synonyms of wavelength

Noun

1. wavelength

the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave

2. wavelength

a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding

Example Sentences:
'they are on the same wavelength'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Wavelength

see synonyms of wavelength
noun
1. 
the distance, measured in the direction of propagation, between two points of the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
. Symbol: λ
2. 
the wavelength of the carrier wave used by a particular broadcasting station
3.  on someone's wavelength

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Wavelength

see synonyms of wavelength
noun
1.  Physics
the distance measured in the direction of a wave from any given point to the next point in the same phase, as from crest to crest
2.  Informal
a way of thinking, understanding, etc.
chiefly in the phrase on the same wavelength, thinking or responding alike

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Wavelength

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n.
The distance between one peak of a wave to the next corresponding peak, or between any two adjacent corresponding points, defined as the speed of a wave divided by its frequency.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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