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Noun: wavelength  'weyv,length
  1. The distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
    "The radio telescope was designed to detect signals at a specific wavelength"
     
  2. A shared orientation leading to mutual understanding
    "they are on the same wavelength"

Derived forms: wavelengths

Type of: distance, orientation

Encyclopedia: Wavelength