Wavelength
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In physics, the wavelength of a sinusoidal wave is the spatial period of the wave—the distance over which the wave's shape repeats, and thus the inverse of the spatial frequency. It is usually determined by considering the distance between consecutive corresponding points of the same phase, such as crests, troughs, or zero crossings and is a characteristic of both traveling waves and standing waves, as well as other spatial wave patterns.
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See also
- Emission spectrum
- Envelope (waves)
- Fraunhofer lines – dark lines in the solar spectrum, traditionally used as standard optical wavelength references
- Index of wave articles
- Length measurement
- Spectral line
- Spectroscopy
- Spectrum
- Wavelength (1967 film)
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