wavelength

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding

   They are on the same wavelength.

2. 2
   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.

   I'd take requests on the telephone / I'm on a wavelength far from home.

3. 3
   noun

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

   I think you and I are on a different wavelength.

4. 4
   noun

   the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave

Common collocations

• same wavelength Adjective + noun

From wave + length.

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