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WAVE FRONT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
Synonyms:
wave front; wavefront
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("wave front" is a kind of...):
surface (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
All the points just reached by a wave as it propagates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("wave front" is a kind of...):
propagation (the movement of a wave through a medium)
Holonyms ("wave front" is a part of...):
wave (a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures))
