wave length

Variant of wavelength

wavelength definition

wave·length (-leŋkt̸h′)

noun

  1. Physics the distance measured in the direction of a wave from any given point to the next point in the same phase, as from crest to crest
  2. Informal a way of thinking, understanding, etc.: chiefly in the phrase on the same wavelength, thinking or responding alike

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