English Explanatory Dictionary

wavenumber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.

Word forms

wavenumber wavenumbers wave number

Etymology

From wave + number.

Related words

wave vector
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