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wavelength

English

Etymology

wave +? length

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?we?vl??(k)?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?we?v?l??(k)?/

Noun

wavelength (plural wavelengths)

  1. (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 ?, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
  2. (figuratively) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.

Derived terms

  • two-wavelength
  • three-wavelength

Related terms

  • on the same wavelength

Translations

wavelength From the web:

  • what wavelengths can humans see
  • what wavelength is red
  • what wavelengths does hydrogen absorb
  • what wavelength is green
  • what wavelength measures
  • what wavelength is visible light
  • what wavelengths does chlorophyll a absorb
  • what wavelength is white light


redshifted

English

Adjective

redshifted (comparative more redshifted, superlative most redshifted)

  1. (astronomy) (of light and other radiation) Increased in wavelength as a consequence of redshift

See also

  • blueshifted
  • Doppler effect

redshifted From the web:

  • what does redshifted mean
  • what does red shifted do
  • what causes redshifted
  • what is the redshifted spectra
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