Wavelength Meaning
/ˈweɪvlɛŋ(k)θ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe 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.
nounA person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
Sentence Examples
What Jansky had observed was the 14.6m wavelength radio wave from the Milky Way's core.
In that word is included the meaning of matching up to somebody's particular wavelength.
Tom and Mary are on the same wavelength.
CEFR Practice Quiz
FM radio stations use a specific ____ to transmit their signals without interference.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Different colors of light have several different ____, which is why we see them in many various ways today.
Word Origin & History
From wave + length.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I'd take requests on the telephone / I'm on a wavelength far from home"
— 1983, Wall of Voodoo, “Mexican Radio”, in Call of the West:
"And just when you mean to tell her / That you have no love to give her / Then she gets you on her wavelength / And she lets the river answer"
— 1967, Leonard Cohen, “Suzanne”:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
FM radio stations use a specific ____ to transmit their signals without interference.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Different colors of light have several different ____, which is why we see them in many various ways today.