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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
I think you and I are on a different wavelength.
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the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: distance
a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they are on the same wavelength
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Broader terms: orientation
Across languages
Translations
91 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
golflengte
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Albanian :
gjatësia e valës
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Arabic :
طُول مَوْج
(ṭūl mawj)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Armenian :
ալիքի երկարություն
(alikʻi erkarutʻyun)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Asturian :
llonxitú d'onda
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Azerbaijani :
dalğa uzunluğu
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Basque :
uhin-luzera
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Belarusian :
даўжыня́ хва́лі
(dawžynjá xváli)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Bengali :
তরঙ্গ দৈর্ঘ্য
(toroṅgo dōirggho)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Breton :
hirder gwagenn
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Bulgarian :
дължина́ на вълна́та
(dǎlžiná na vǎlnáta)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Catalan :
longitud d'ona
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Chinese Mandarin :
波長 /波长
(bōcháng)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Czech :
vlnová délka
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Danish :
bølgelængde
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Dutch :
golflengte
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Esperanto :
ondolongo
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Estonian :
lainepikkus
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Finnish :
aallonpituus
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
French :
longueur d'onde
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
West-Frisian :
weachlingte
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Galician :
lonxitude de onda
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Georgian :
ტალღის სიგრძე
(ṭalɣis sigrʒe)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
German :
Wellenlänge
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Greek :
μήκος κύματος
(míkos kýmatos)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Gujarati :
તરંગલંબાઈ
(taraṅglambāī)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Haitian Creole :
longèdonn
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Hebrew :
אורך גל
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Hebrew :
אֹרֶךְ גַּל
(órekh gal)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Hindi :
तरंगदैर्घ्य
(taraṅgdairghya)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Hungarian :
hullámhossz
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Icelandic :
bylgjulengd
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Indonesian :
panjang gelombang
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Irish :
tonnfhad
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Italian :
lunghezza d'onda
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Japanese :
波長
(hachō)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Kazakh :
толқын ұзындығы
(tolqyn ūzyndyğy)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Khmer :
ជំហានរលក
(cumhiən rɔɔrɔlɔɔk)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Khmer :
ប្រវែងរលក
(prɑɑvaeng rɔɔrɔlɔɔk)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Korean :
파장
(pajang)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Northern Kurdish :
dirêjiya pêlê
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Northern Kurdish :
pêldirêjahî
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Lao :
ຄວາມຍາວຄື້ນ
(khuā ma nyāo khư̄n)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Latvian :
viļņa garums
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Lithuanian :
bangos ilgis
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Luxembourgish :
Wellelängt
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Macedonian :
бра́нова до́лжина
(bránova dólžina)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Malay :
panjang gelombang
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Malayalam :
തരംഗദൈർഘ്യം
(taraṅgadaiṟghyaṁ)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Māori :
roangaru
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Marathi :
तरंगलांबी
(taraṅglāmbī)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Mongolian :
долгионы урт
(dolgiony urt)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Norwegian Bokmål :
bølgelengde
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Norwegian Nynorsk :
bølgjelengd
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Norwegian Nynorsk :
bylgjelengd
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Norwegian Nynorsk :
bølgelengd
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Norwegian Nynorsk :
bølgelengde
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Occitan :
longor d'onda
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Oromo :
dambalii
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Pannonian Rusyn :
габова длужина
(habova dlužina)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Persian :
طول موج
(tul-e mowj)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Polish :
długość fali
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Portuguese :
comprimento de onda
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Punjabi :
لہر لمبائی
(lhr lmbā'ī)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Romanian :
lungime de undă
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Russian :
длина́ волны́
(dliná volný)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Russian :
волна́
(volná)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Scottish Gaelic :
tonn-fhad
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Serbo-Croatian :
valna duljina
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Serbo-Croatian :
talasna duljina
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Sinhalese :
තරංග ආයාමය
(taraṁga āyāmaya)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Slovak :
vlnová dĺžka
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Slovene :
valovna dolžina
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Southern Altai :
опкын
(opkïn)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Spanish :
longitud de onda
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Spanish :
largor de ondo
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Spanish :
largura de onda
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Spanish :
largueza de onda
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Swedish :
våglängd
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Tagalog :
habang-alon
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Tagalog :
libuyhaba (electromagnetic)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Tajik :
адади мавҷӣ
(adad-i mavji)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Tamil :
அலைநீளம்
(alainīḷam)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Telugu :
తరంగదైర్ఘ్యము
(taraṅgadairghyamu)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Thai :
ความยาวคลื่น
(kwaam-yaao-klʉ̂ʉn)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Turkish :
dalga boyu
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Ukrainian :
довжина́ хви́лі
(dovžyná xvýli)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Urdu :
طولِ موج
(tol-i moj)
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Uzbek :
toʻlqin uzunligi
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Vietnamese :
bước sóng
— the length of a single cycle of a wave
Welsh :
tonfedd
— the length of a single cycle of a wave