wavelength
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Introduction
The distance from one point on a wave (frequently in a shaped like a sine curve) to the next point in the same phase, i.e. peak to peak or trough to trough.
In the case of electromagnetic radiation, it is equal to 1/frequency & is expressed in nm.
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999