💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Light wave"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lightwavenoun | Alternative form of light wave. [(physics) An electromagnetic wave of light.] |
| electromagnetic wavenoun | (physics) Electromagnetic radiation, such as light and radio waves. |
| lightnoun | (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light. |
| litenoun | (architecture) A window pane |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| longitudinal wavenoun | (physics) Any wave in which the direction of disturbance is parallel to the direction of travel. |
| wavelengthnoun | (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. |
| wavenoun | A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation. |
| lightfrontnoun | (physics) The set of photons in the same phase of a pulse of (especially laser) light. |
| lambdanoun | (physics, mathematics) Unit representation of wavelength. |
| wave packetnoun | (physics) a collection of waves, travelling together |
| lightguidenoun | (physics) A waveguide used to guide light |
| carrier wavenoun | (physics) A wave that can be modulated, either in amplitude, frequency, or phase, to carry or transmit images, music, speech, or other signals. |
| space wavenoun | (physics) The component of an electromagnetic wave (especially a radio wave) that travels directly from transmitter to receiver without being reflected |
| light weeknoun | (astronomy, physics) A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one week. |
| visible lightnoun | (physics) The part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye. |
| matterwavenoun | (physics) A travelling particle considered in terms of its wavelike properties |
| coherent lightnoun | (physics) Light of a uniform wavelength and phase; as used in lasers |
| light spectrumnoun | (physics) The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to humans. |
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