Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wavelength

/ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: wave-length
IPA: /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A person's attitude and way of thinking as compared to another person's.

Example Sentences

"I'd take requests on the telephone / I'm on a wavelength far from home"
"I think you and I are on a different wavelength."
"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"

Etymology

From wave + length.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/
British English: /ˈweɪvlɛŋ(k)θ/

Inflected Forms

wavelengths (plural)

Derived Forms

monowavelength multiwavelength subwavelength superwavelength

Phrases

Compton wavelength de Broglie wavelength medium-wavelength infrared radiation on the same wavelength quarter-wavelength film three-wavelength two-wavelength

Questions

How do you pronounce wavelength?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/.
What does wavelength mean?: 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.
Where does wavelength come from?: From wave + length.

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