English
Etymology
From wave + length.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�weɪvl��θ/
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Noun
en-noun
- The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
Translations
trans-top|the length of a single cycle of a wave
Chinese: 波�
Dutch: golflengte
Finnish: aallonpituus
French: longueur d'onde f
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German: Wellenlänge f
Hebrew: he-translation|��ר� ���|órekh hagál
Spanish: longitud de onda
Portuguese: comprimento de onda
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Derived terms
shortwave
mediumwave
longwave
on the same wavelength
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