"wavelength" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈweɪvlɛŋ(k)θ/ [UK], /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/ [US] Audio: en-us-wavelength.ogg Forms: wavelengths [plural]
Etymology: From wave + length. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wave|length}} wave + length Head templates: {{en-noun}} wavelength (plural wavelengths)
  1. (physics) 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. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (the length of a single cycle of a wave): golflengte (Afrikaans), gjatësia e valës (Albanian), طُول مَوْج (ṭūl mawj) [masculine] (Arabic), ալիքի երկարություն (alikʻi erkarutʻyun) (Armenian), llonxitú d'onda [feminine] (Asturian), dalğa uzunluğu (Azerbaijani), uhin-luzera (Basque), даўжыня́ хва́лі (daŭžynjá xváli) [feminine] (Belarusian), তরঙ্গ দৈর্ঘ্য (toroṅgo dōirggho) (Bengali), hirder gwagenn (Breton), дължина́ на вълна́та (dǎlžiná na vǎlnáta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), longitud d'ona [feminine] (Catalan), 波長 (Chinese Mandarin), 波长 (bōcháng) (Chinese Mandarin), vlnová délka [feminine] (Czech), bølgelængde [common-gender] (Danish), golflengte [feminine] (Dutch), ondolongo (Esperanto), lainepikkus (Estonian), aallonpituus (Finnish), longueur d’onde [feminine] (French), lonxitude de onda [feminine] (Galician), ტალღის სიგრძე (ṭalɣis sigrʒe) (Georgian), Wellenlänge [feminine] (German), μήκος κύματος (míkos kýmatos) [neuter] (Greek), તરંગલંબાઈ (taraṅglambāī) (Gujarati), longèdonn (Haitian Creole), אורך גל (Hebrew), אֹרֶךְ גַּל (órekh gal) [masculine] (Hebrew), तरंगदैर्घ्य (taraṅgdairghya) (Hindi), hullámhossz (Hungarian), bylgjulengd [feminine] (Icelandic), panjang gelombang (Indonesian), tonnfhad [masculine] (Irish), lunghezza d'onda [feminine] (Italian), 波長 (hachō) (alt: はちょう) (Japanese), толқын ұзындығы (tolqyn ūzyndyğy) (Kazakh), ជំហានរលក (cumhiən rɔɔrɔlɔɔk) (Khmer), ប្រវែងរលក (prɑɑvaeng rɔɔrɔlɔɔk) (Khmer), 파장 (pajang) (alt: 波長) (Korean), ຄວາມຍາວຄື້ນ (khuām nyāo khư̄n) (Lao), viļņa garums [masculine] (Latvian), bangos ilgis [masculine] (Lithuanian), Wellelängt [feminine] (Luxembourgish), бра́нова до́лжина (bránova dólžina) [feminine] (Macedonian), panjang gelombang (Malay), തരംഗദൈർഘ്യം (taraṅgadaiṟghyaṁ) (Malayalam), roangaru (Maori), तरंगलांबी (taraṅglāmbī) (Marathi), долгионы урт (dolgiony urt) (Mongolian), dirêjiya pêlê [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), pêldirêjahî (Northern Kurdish), bølgelengde [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bølgjelengd [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), bylgjelengd [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), bølgelengd [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), bølgelengde [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), longor d'onda (Occitan), dambalii (Oromo), طول موج (tul-e mowj) (Persian), długość fali [feminine] (Polish), comprimento de onda [masculine] (Portuguese), lungime de undă [feminine] (Romanian), длина́ волны́ (dliná volný) [feminine] (Russian), волна́ (volná) [colloquial, feminine] (Russian), tonn-fhad [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), valna duljina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), talasna duljina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), තරංග ආයාමය (taraṁga āyāmaya) (Sinhalese), vlnová dĺžka [feminine] (Slovak), valovna dolžina [feminine] (Slovene), longitud de onda [feminine] (Spanish), våglängd [common-gender] (Swedish), habang-alon [mechanical, mechanical-engineering, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Tagalog), libuyhaba (electromagnetic) (Tagalog), адади мавҷӣ (adad-i mavji) (Tajik), அலைநீளம் (alainīḷam) (Tamil), తరంగదైర్ఘ్యము (taraṅgadairghyamu) (Telugu), ความยาวคลื่น (kwaam-yaao-klʉ̂ʉn) (Thai), dalga boyu (Turkish), довжина́ хви́лі (dovžyná xvýli) [feminine] (Ukrainian), طولِ موج (tol-i moj) (Urdu), toʻlqin uzunligi (Uzbek), bước sóng (Vietnamese), tonfedd [feminine] (Welsh), weachlingte (West Frisian), لہر لمبائی (lhr lmbā'ī) (Western Panjabi)
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  2. (figurative) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's. Tags: figuratively
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de Broglie wavelength, multiwavelength, quarter-wavelength film, three-wavelength, two-wavelength Related terms: on the same wavelength

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1983, Wall of Voodoo (lyrics and music), “Mexican Radio”, in Call of the West:",
          "text": "I'd take requests on the telephone / I'm on a wavelength far from home",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "(physics) 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."
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "golflengte"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "gjatësia e valës"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ṭūl mawj",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "طُول مَوْج"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "alikʻi erkarutʻyun",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "ալիքի երկարություն"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "llonxitú d'onda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "dalğa uzunluğu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "uhin-luzera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "daŭžynjá xváli",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "даўжыня́ хва́лі"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "toroṅgo dōirggho",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "তরঙ্গ দৈর্ঘ্য"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "hirder gwagenn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dǎlžiná na vǎlnáta",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дължина́ на вълна́та"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "longitud d'ona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "波長"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bōcháng",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "波长"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vlnová délka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "bølgelængde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "golflengte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "ondolongo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "lainepikkus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "aallonpituus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "longueur d’onde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lonxitude de onda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṭalɣis sigrʒe",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "ტალღის სიგრძე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Wellenlänge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "míkos kýmatos",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "μήκος κύματος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "taraṅglambāī",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "તરંગલંબાઈ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "longèdonn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "אורך גל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "órekh gal",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "אֹרֶךְ גַּל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "taraṅgdairghya",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "तरंगदैर्घ्य"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "hullámhossz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "bylgjulengd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "panjang gelombang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tonnfhad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "lunghezza d'onda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "alt": "はちょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hachō",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "波長"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "tolqyn ūzyndyğy",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "толқын ұзындығы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cumhiən rɔɔrɔlɔɔk",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "ជំហានរលក"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "prɑɑvaeng rɔɔrɔlɔɔk",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "ប្រវែងរលក"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "alt": "波長",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "pajang",
          "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
          "word": "파장"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "tul-e mowj",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "طول موج"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "długość fali"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "comprimento de onda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lungime de undă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dliná volný",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "длина́ волны́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "volná",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "волна́"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tonn-fhad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "valna duljina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "talasna duljina"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "taraṁga āyāmaya",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "තරංග ආයාමය"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vlnová dĺžka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "valovna dolžina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "longitud de onda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "våglängd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "topics": [
        "mechanical",
        "mechanical-engineering",
        "engineering",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "habang-alon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "libuyhaba (electromagnetic)"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "adad-i mavji",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "адади мавҷӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "alainīḷam",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "அலைநீளம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "taraṅgadairghyamu",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "తరంగదైర్ఘ్యము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kwaam-yaao-klʉ̂ʉn",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "ความยาวคลื่น"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "dalga boyu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dovžyná xvýli",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "довжина́ хви́лі"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "tol-i moj",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "طولِ موج"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "toʻlqin uzunligi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "bước sóng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tonfedd"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "weachlingte"
    },
    {
      "code": "pnb",
      "lang": "Western Panjabi",
      "roman": "lhr lmbā'ī",
      "sense": "the length of a single cycle of a wave",
      "word": "لہر لمبائی"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "wavelength"
  ],
  "word": "wavelength"
}

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