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wavelength

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


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These subtle wavelength shifts reveal the chemical signatures of substances inside the container.

From Science Daily

In that sense, they are similar to the human eye, which is also limited to visible wavelengths of light.

From Science Daily

A major obstacle comes from classical optics, which suggests that shrinking efficient light emitting pixels down to the scale of the light's own wavelength should not work.

From Science Daily

“Once we started filming, we were on the same wavelength. We weren’t coming in and trying to go toe-to-toe and test each other, but we were collaborating and working towards the same goal.”

From Los Angeles Times

These tiny particles scatter sunlight, filtering out the shorter blue and violet wavelengths and letting the longer red and orange tones shine through.

From BBC