Question

What does the term wavelength mean?

Answer 1

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.