Synonyms for
Wavelength
Definition
The distance between one peak or crest of a wave of light, sound, or other energy and the next corresponding peak or crest.
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- same wavelength
- different wavelength
- wavelength of light
- wavelength of sound
- long wavelength
- short wavelength
- wavelength division multiplexing
Word family
noun wavelength
adjective wavelengthed
Usage note
Often used metaphorically to describe understanding or agreement between people. The phrase 'on the same wavelength' is a common idiom.
Example sentences
- The wavelength of the sound determines its pitch.
- The wavelength of the light determines its color.
- The wavelength of the radio wave determines its frequency.
- The wavelength of the microwave determines its intensity.
- The wavelength of the X-ray determines its penetrability.
Quotes
Life is a wave, which in no two consecutive moments of its existence is composed of the same particles. - John Tyndall
All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter. - Max Planck
Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics. - Albert Einstein