💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Aether wave"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| æther wavenoun | (historical, physics) a quantum of light, a photon, an electromagnetic wave -- understood as being a disturbance in the æther, a substance believed to provide the medium for light in vacuum |
| ethernoun | (uncountable, colloquial) The atmosphere or space as a medium for broadcasting radio and television signals; also, a notional space through which Internet and other digital communications take place; cyberspace. |
| light wavenoun | (physics) An electromagnetic wave of light. |
| waveiclenoun | Alternative form of wavicle. [(quantum mechanics) A wave-particle; an entity which simultaneously has the properties of a wave and a particle.] |
| matterwavenoun | (physics) A travelling particle considered in terms of its wavelike properties |
| wavenoun | A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation. |
| electromagnetic wavenoun | (physics) Electromagnetic radiation, such as light and radio waves. |
| pilot wavenoun | (physics) A theoretical matter wave that guides the motion of point particles. |
| wave functionnoun | Alternative spelling of wavefunction. [(physics) A mathematical function that describes the propagation of the quantum mechanical wave associated with a particle (or system of particles), related to the probability of finding the particle in a particular region of space.] |
| photonnoun | (particle physics) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson. |
| wave mechanicsnoun | (physics, mathematics) The mathematical basis for quantum mechanics in which light and subatomic particles have the characteristics of both waves and particles. |
| wavepacketnoun | (physics) Alternative spelling of wave packet. [(physics) a collection of waves, travelling together] |
| waviclenoun | (quantum mechanics) A wave-particle; an entity which simultaneously has the properties of a wave and a particle. |
| wave packetnoun | (physics) a collection of waves, travelling together |
| undulationnoun | A wavy appearance or outline; waviness. |
| waveformnoun | (physics, engineering) The shape of a physical wave, such as sound, electric current or electromagnetic radiation, or its representation obtained by plotting a characteristic of the phenomenon (such as voltage) versus another variable, often time. |
| airy beamnoun | (physics) A non-diffracting waveform that gives the appearance of curving as it travels. |
| wave-particlenoun | (quantum mechanics) An entity which simultaneously has the properties of a wave and a particle. |
| plane wavenoun | (physics) A constant-frequency wave whose wavefronts are infinite parallel planes of constant peak-to-peak amplitude normal to the phase velocity vector. |
| wave-particle dualitynoun | (physics) The concept applying to all matter and radiation, but most evident in light and particles such as the electron, that properties of waves and of particles are exhibited simultaneously |
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