wavenumber

See also: wave number

English

Alternative forms

wave number

Etymology

wave +‎ number

Noun

wavenumber (plural wavenumbers)

(mathematics, physics) A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.

Translations

measure of the number of waves

Finnish: aaltoluku
Italian: numero d'onda m

Luxembourgish: Wellenzuel f
Swedish: vågtal (sv) n

See also

wave vector

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