wavelength
nounHow to pronounce wavelength:
Definition of wavelength:
- wavelength (noun):
- the distance in the line of advance of a wave from any one point to the next point of corresponding phase
- the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave.
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