wavelength

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Etymology

wave +‎ length

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈweɪvlɛŋθ/

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Noun

wavelength (plural wavelengths)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• shortwave
• mediumwave
• longwave
• on the same wavelength

Translations

the length of a single cycle of a wave

Bulgarian: дължина на вълната (bg) (dǎlžiná na vǎlnáta) f. Chinese: 波長 Czech: vlnová délka (cs) f. Dutch: golflengte (nl) Esperanto: ondolongo (eo) Finnish: aallonpituus (fi) French: longueur d'onde (fr) f. German: Wellenlänge (de) f. Greek: μήκος κύματος (el) (míkos kýmatos) n. Hebrew: אורך הגל (he) (órekh hagál) Italian: lunghezza d'onda (it) f.

Japanese: 周波数 (ja) (shūhasū) Luxembourgish: Wellelängt (lb) f. Persian: طول موج (fa) Portuguese: comprimento de onda Romanian: lungime de undă (ro) f. Russian: длина волны (ru) Slovak: vlnová dĺžka (sk) f. Spanish: longitud de onda Swahili: safa (sw) Swedish: våglängd (sv) c. Turkish: dalga boyu (tr)