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wavefront
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wavefront 
A virtual surface emanating from an object or an optical system, perpendicular throughout to a bundle of rays. See wavefront aberration.
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The research shows that the number of peaks and troughs in the initial disturbance out at sea will dictate the number of wave fronts that will steepen and eventually produce tsunami waves.
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