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What does the term wavelength mean?


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Wavelength:

  1. The distance between two successive crests or troughs of a wave is defined as its wavelength.
  2. It is measured in the wave's direction.
  3. The crest of a wave is its highest point, while the trough is its lowest.
  4. Wavelength is a distance/length, it is measured in length units such as metres, centimetres, millimetres, nanometres, and so on.

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