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wavenumber

wavenumber noun: a measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.

Noun

wavenumber (plural wavenumbers)

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

Forms of wavenumber

pluralwavenumbers
alternative formwave number

Origin of wavenumber

From wave + number.

Questions about wavenumber

What does wavenumber mean?
Wavenumber means a measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.
What part of speech is wavenumber?
Wavenumber is a noun.
What is the plural of wavenumber?
The plural of wavenumber is wavenumbers.

Words near wavenumber in the dictionary

  1. wavement
  2. wavemeter
  3. wavemeters
  4. wavemodes
  5. Waveney
  6. wavenumber
  7. wavenumbers
  8. waveoff
  9. waveoffs
  10. wavepacket
  11. wavepackets

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