Wavelength
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈweɪvlɛŋ(k)θ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wavelength is a noun meaning (figurative) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
Meaning
(figurative) A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.
More Meanings
- (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.
Example Sentences
I think you and I are on a different wavelength.
I'd take requests on the telephone / I'm on a wavelength far from home
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
Word Forms
- wavelengths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waveform, line, length, page, phase, wave.
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