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Plural of wavelength

regular plural

The plural of wavelength is wavelengths.

Forms of wavelength

Singularwavelength /ˈweɪvlɛŋ(k)θ/
Pluralwavelengths
Countablecountable

Wavelengths in a sentence

  • Aphakic people are reported to be able to see ultraviolet wavelengths that are normally excluded by the lens.From the entry aphakic
  • We show that WASP-17b, WASP-31b and HAT-P-1b are nearly cloudfree at visible wavelengths.2016, Kevin Heng, “A Cloudiness Index for Transiting Exoplanets Based on the Sodium and Potassium Lines: Tentative Evidence for Hotter…. From the entry cloudfree
  • Table I gives the typical and champion data for attenuation of these fibres at different wavelengths.1983, G.J Koel, Ann. Télécommun, (1983) 38: 36. doi:10.1007/BF02996055. From the entry champion data
  • They occur more often, are intenser and last longer at metre wavelengths than at shorter wavelengths.1959, Siegfried Flügge, Astrophysics the Solar System Volume Encyclopedia of Physics: Volume LII (52), Springer Verlag, page 311. From the entry subflare
  • Open fire!" His assistant, Lloyd Mustin, was recording accurate ranges from the narrowcasting fire-control radar and didn't need help from other wavelengths.2011, James D. Hornfischer, “28: Into the Light”, in Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN…. From the entry slew

Meaning of wavelength

  1. 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.
  2. noun A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.

Full definition of wavelength

Questions about the plural of wavelength

What is the plural of wavelength?
The plural of wavelength is wavelengths.
Is wavelength countable?
Wavelength is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wavelength (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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