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wavevector

wavevector is the alternative spelling of wave vector.

Meaning of wave vector

Noun

wave vector (plural wave vectors)

  1. A vector whose direction is that of the direction of propagation of a wave, and whose magnitude is inversely proportional to its wavelength

Forms of wavevector

pluralwavevectors

Questions about wavevector

What is wavevector the alternative spelling of?
Wavevector is the alternative spelling of wave vector.

Words near wavevector in the dictionary

  1. waveth
  2. wavetop
  3. wavetops
  4. wavetrain
  5. wavetrains
  6. wavevector
  7. wavevectors
  8. waveward
  9. wavewashing
  10. wavewise
  11. wavey

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Adapted from Wiktionary: wavevector (page history and authors); wave vector (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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