Meaning Of The Word Wavelength

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What's The Definition Of Wavelength?

wavelength
countable noun: A wavelength is the distance between a part of a wave of energy such as light or sound and the next similar part.

wavelength in American English
the distance measured in the direction of a wave from any given point to the next point in the same phase, as from crest to crest
noun: the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation

wavelength in British English
noun: the distance, measured in the direction of propagation, between two points of the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave

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