American English pronunciation

How to pronounce wavelength

IPA transcription: ['weɪv,lɛŋθ]

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Noun

  • the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave

  • a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding

    “they are on the same wavelength”

Usage examples

  • The wavelength changes as a function of the energy of the incoming photon.
  • The new lights are primarily using infrared wavelength, although you will still see a red glow.
  • The shorter wavelength allows it to read discs containing much more information.
  • The new lights are primarily using infrared wavelength, although you will still see a red glow.
  • The sunlit sky is blue because air scatters short-wavelength light more than longer wavelengths.
  • Light with a short wavelength consists of photons of high energy.
  • The cage is electrically one-quarter of the operating wavelength.
  • Swell wavelength, also, varies from event to event.
  • The new lights are primarily using infrared wavelength, although you will still see a red glow.
  • Color blindness changes the sensitivity of the eye as a function of wavelength.