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aaltopituus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • wavelength noun The physical distance between two matching points of a wave, such as crest to crest.

Senses

aaltopituus is used for these senses in English:

  • wavelength (physics) 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.

wavelength — full definition

  1. noun The physical distance between two matching points of a wave, such as crest to crest.
  2. noun Informally, someone's general way of thinking, especially in the phrase "on the same wavelength."

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