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wave number

wave number is the alternative spelling of wavenumber.

Meaning of wavenumber

Noun

wavenumber (plural wavenumbers)

  1. A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.

Forms of wave number

pluralwave numbers

Questions about wave number

What is wave number the alternative spelling of?
Wave number is the alternative spelling of wavenumber.

Words near wave number in the dictionary

  1. wave in
  2. wave loaf
  3. wave loaves
  4. wave mechanics
  5. wave model
  6. wave number
  7. wave numbers
  8. wave of the hand
  9. wave of translation
  10. wave off
  11. wave offering

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wave number (page history and authors); wavenumber (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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