HyperDic: wave_front

English > 2 senses of the expression wave front:
NOUNphenomenonwave frontall the points just reached by a wave as it propagates / propagates
locationwave front, wavefront(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating / propagating through a medium
English > wave front: 2 senses > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningAll the points just reached by a wave as it propagates / propagates.
Part ofwaveA persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
BroaderpropagationThe movement of a wave through a medium
English > wave front: 2 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating / propagating through a medium.
Synonymwavefront
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
BroadersurfaceThe extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
Spanishfrente de onda

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