| NOUN | phenomenon | wave front | all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates / propagates |
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| location | wave 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 |
| Meaning | All the points just reached by a wave as it propagates / propagates. | |
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| Part of | wave | A persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures) |
| Broader | propagation | The movement of a wave through a medium |
| 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. | |
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| Synonym | wavefront | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | surface | The extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object |
| Spanish | frente de onda | |
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