wavenumber
English
noun
Definitions
- (mathematics) A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.
Etymology
Compound from English wave + English number.
Origin
English
number
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wavoid English
- airwave English
- autonumber English
- autowave English
- awave English
- blastwave English
- blow-wave English
- brainwave English
- coldwave English
- counterwave English
- crimewave English
- crossnumber English
- denumber English
- eigenwave English
- groundwave English
- halfwave English
- handwave English
- heatwave English
- hypernumber English
- interwave English
- longitudinal wave English
- longwave English
- matterwave English
- mediumwave English
- microwave English
- midwave English
- misnumber English
- multinumber English
- multiwave English
- nonwave English
- number English
- number close English
- numberable English
- numberer English
- numberest English
- numbereth English
- numberful English
- numberhood English
- numbering English
- numberish English
- numberless English
- numberlike English
- numberous English
- numbersome English
- numberwork English
- numbery English
- outnumber English
- prenumber English
- quadriwave English
- rational number English
- renumber English
- sawtooth wave English
- shortwave English
- skywave English
- soundwave English
- student number English
- supernumber English
- superwave English
- tailnumber English
- theta wave English
- timewave English
- transverse wave English
- triangle wave English
- wave English
- waveband English
- wavecut English
- wavefield English
- wavefolding English
- waveform English
- wavefront English
- waveful English
- wavefunction English
- waveguide English
- wavelength English
- waveless English
- wavelike English
- wavemaker English
- wavemeter 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
- μ-wave English
- μwave English
- ナンバー Japanese
- number Middle English
- waven Middle English
- नंबर Hindi
- นัมเบอร์ Thai
- เบอร์ Thai
- నంబరు Telugu
- nombor Malay
- နံပါတ် Burmese
- নম্বৰ Assamese
- নাম্বাৰ Assamese
- 冧巴 Chinese
- nambari Swahili
- نمبر Urdu
- number Papiamentu
- namba Tok Pisin
- noumbre xno
- námboo Navajo, Navaho
- nama Maori
- lamba Hausa
- numbur Brunei Malay
- nampa Chuukese
- namba Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- nampa Pitjantjatjara
- wave
- wavy
- awave
- μwave
- Wavoid
- waveth
- wavest
- number
- μ-wave
- nonwave
- waveful
- wavecut
- wavetop
- airwave
- numbery
- skywave
- midwave
- waveoff
- heatwave
- coldwave
- longwave
- handwave
- waveless
- timewave
- numberer
- renumber
- wavelike
- denumber
- autowave
- waveband
- waveform
- halfwave
- numberish
- waveshape
- soundwave
- outnumber
- numbering
- wavemaker
- blastwave
- prenumber
- numbereth
- wavefield
- waveplate
- wavespeed
- wavemeter
- eigenwave
- brainwave
- numberful
- superwave
- microwave
- waveguide
- multiwave
- shortwave
- wavepulse
- wavetable
- crimewave
- wavefront
- numberest
- blow-wave
- numberous
- misnumber
- interwave
- autonumber
- mediumwave
- matterwave
- numberable
- wavelength
- numberhood
- quadriwave
- waveshaper
- numberlike
- numbersome
- theta wave
- numberwork
- numberless
- tailnumber
- groundwave
- waveshaping
- hypernumber
- multinumber
- supernumber
- wavefolding
- crossnumber
- counterwave
- number close
- wavefunction
- triangle wave
- sawtooth wave
- student number
- transverse wave
- rational number
- longitudinal wave