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wavelengths

wavelengths is the plural of wavelength.

Meaning of wavelength

Noun

wavelength (plural wavelengths)

  1. 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.
    • I'd take requests on the telephone / I'm on a wavelength far from home1983, Wall of Voodoo, “Mexican Radio”, in Call of the West
  2. (figuratively) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
    • I think you and I are on a different wavelength.

Phrases with wavelengths

Questions about wavelengths

What is wavelengths the plural of?
Wavelengths is the plural of wavelength.

Words near wavelengths in the dictionary

  1. waveguides
  2. waveguiding
  3. waveicle
  4. waveicles
  5. wavelength
  6. wavelengths
  7. waveless
  8. waveless picking
  9. waveless processing
  10. wavelessly
  11. wavelessness

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