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wavelength

[weyv-lengkth, -length, -lenth] / ˈweɪvˌlɛŋkθ, -ˌlɛŋθ, -ˌlɛnθ /


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This wavelength lies beyond the deepest red that humans can normally see.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

This raises an important question: can light be confined in structures smaller than its own wavelength?

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Each pixel measures just 49 nanometers, which is about ten times smaller than the wavelength of visible light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Black is the absorption of light; white is the presence of every wavelength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Since the wavelength of light is much larger than the size of an atom, we cannot hope to “look” at the parts of an atom in the ordinary way.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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