wavelength
English
/ˈweɪvlɛŋ(k)θ/, /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/
noun
Definitions
- (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.
Etymology
Compound from English wave + English length.
Origin
English
length
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wavoid English
- airwave English
- arclength English
- armlength English
- autowave English
- awave English
- bitlength English
- blastwave English
- block length English
- blow-wave English
- brainwave English
- codelength English
- coldwave English
- counterwave English
- crimewave English
- daylength English
- eigenwave English
- full-length English
- groundwave English
- halfwave English
- handwave English
- heatwave English
- interwave English
- length English
- lengthed English
- lengthen English
- lengthful English
- lengthless English
- lengthman English
- lengthsman English
- lengthsome English
- lengthways English
- lengthwise English
- lengthy English
- long English
- longitudinal wave English
- longwave English
- matterwave English
- mediumwave English
- microwave English
- midwave English
- monowavelength English
- multilength English
- multiwave English
- multiwavelength English
- nanolength English
- nonwave English
- overlength English
- quadriwave English
- sawtooth wave English
- scalelength English
- semilength English
- shortwave English
- shoulder-length English
- sidelength English
- skywave English
- soundwave English
- steplength English
- subwavelength English
- superwave English
- superwavelength English
- theta wave English
- timewave English
- transverse wave English
- treelength English
- triangle wave English
- wave English
- waveband English
- wavecut English
- wavefield English
- wavefolding English
- waveform English
- wavefront English
- waveful English
- wavefunction English
- waveguide English
- waveless English
- wavelike English
- wavemaker English
- wavemeter English
- wavenumber English
- waveoff English
- waveplate English
- wavepulse English
- waveshape English
- waveshaper English
- waveshaping English
- wavespeed English
- wavest English
- wavetable English
- waveth English
- wavetop English
- wavy English
- wirelength English
- wordlength English
- μ-wave English
- μwave English
- lengthe Middle English
- waven Middle English
- wave
- wavy
- long
- awave
- μwave
- Wavoid
- waveth
- length
- wavest
- μ-wave
- nonwave
- waveful
- wavecut
- wavetop
- airwave
- skywave
- midwave
- waveoff
- lengthy
- heatwave
- coldwave
- longwave
- handwave
- lengthed
- waveless
- timewave
- wavelike
- autowave
- waveband
- lengthen
- waveform
- halfwave
- waveshape
- soundwave
- armlength
- wavemaker
- blastwave
- wavefield
- waveplate
- daylength
- wavespeed
- wavemeter
- eigenwave
- bitlength
- brainwave
- superwave
- microwave
- waveguide
- multiwave
- lengthful
- lengthman
- shortwave
- wavepulse
- wavetable
- crimewave
- wavefront
- arclength
- blow-wave
- interwave
- mediumwave
- sidelength
- matterwave
- codelength
- quadriwave
- wordlength
- lengthsome
- waveshaper
- wirelength
- lengthsman
- lengthwise
- overlength
- lengthways
- theta wave
- treelength
- nanolength
- wavenumber
- semilength
- groundwave
- lengthless
- steplength
- full-length
- waveshaping
- multilength
- wavefolding
- counterwave
- scalelength
- wavefunction
- block length
- subwavelength
- triangle wave
- sawtooth wave
- monowavelength
- transverse wave
- multiwavelength
- superwavelength
- shoulder-length
- longitudinal wave