wavelength
or wave length
Idioms about 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
1Words Nearby wavelength
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How to use wavelength in a sentence
The image above was constructed with longer-wavelength light, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).
The Most Stunning View Ever of Planets Being Born | Matthew R. Francis | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was on too different a wavelength with French society on this point for someone with political responsibilities.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Talks Comeback With Parisian Magazine Le Point | Tracy McNicoll | October 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThis little gun is the projector for a new ray which I have discovered—an etheric vibration of extremely short wavelength.
The Revolt of the Star Men | Raymond GallunLieutenant Kalanang's jeep was hit; Lieutenant Vermaas is cutting in his pickup on the same wavelength.
Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. CarrThe voice repeated, several times, the wavelength, and somebody got an auxiliary screen tuned in.
Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
And Al Webber has some equipment that can paralyze roboguards if we know their operational wavelength.
Starman's Quest | Robert SilverbergThe news came; then, immediately after, the Washington transmitter changed its wavelength and he lost connection.
Wandl the Invader | Raymond King Cummings
British Dictionary definitions for wavelength
/ (ˈweɪvˌlɛŋθ) /
the distance, measured in the direction of propagation, between two points of the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave: Symbol: 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)
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Scientific definitions for wavelength
[ wāv′lĕngkth′ ]
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.
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Cultural definitions for wavelength
The distance between crests (or troughs) of a wave.
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