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Wavelength

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The distance between one peak or crest of a wave of light, heat, or other energy and the next corresponding peak or crest.

idiom. on the same wavelength Informal In complete accord; in harmony: "a fluid ... production in which author, director, designer and cast seem to be working on the same wavelength” ( James Lardner).

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. 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.

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n. the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave

n. a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding

Word Usage

"He was on a wavelength with her, in a way that most human beings aren't on a wavelength with animals. ""

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

distance orientation

Form

on the same wavelength mediumwave shortwave longwave

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

frequency spectrum ultraviolet amplitude spectrometer