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n. - The distance between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a rolling or undulatory movement passing along a surface or through the air; A shared orientation leading to mutual understanding.

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  • They are on the same wavelength
  • He was on a wavelength with her, in a way that most human beings aren't on a ­wavelength with animals. "
  • The de Broglie wavelength is inversely proportional to the particle momentum.
  • If the wavelength is getting shorter, or blue shifted, then the star is approaching.
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