wavelength (redirected from effective wavelength)

wavelength /wave·length/ (?) (wav´length) the distance between the top of one wave and the identical phase of the succeeding one

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wave·length (wvlngkth, -lngth)

n.

Symbol The distance between one peak or crest of a wave of light, heat, or other energy and the next corresponding peak or crest.

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wavelength,

n the distance between the peaks of waves in any wave form, such as light, roentgen rays, and other electromotive forms. In electromagnetic radiation, the wavelength is equal to the velocity of light divided by the frequency of the wave.

wavelength, effective,

n the wavelength that would produce the same penetration as an average of the various wavelengths in a heterogeneous bundle of roentgen rays.

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wavelength

the distance between the top of one wave and the identical phase of the succeeding one in the advance of waves of radiant energy.