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wavelength: Meaning and Definition of

wave•length

Pronunciation: (wāv'lengkth", -length", -lenth"), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
  2. in sympathy or rapport: We seemed to be on the same wavelength from the moment we met.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
waveguide wavelet
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