light wave

English

Alternative forms

• lightwave

Noun

light wave (plural light waves)

1. (physics) An electromagnetic wave of light.
2. (physics, obsolete) A wave of the luminiferous ether.

Quotations

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Translations

wave of light

• Bengali: আলোকতরঙ্গ (alōktoroṅgo)
• German: Lichtwelle f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: lysbølge m or f

  Nynorsk: lysbølge f (etc.)

References

• “light wave”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.