In 1923, the Prince de Broglie showed mathematically that particles, in turn, should exhibit wavelike properties, a prediction that led to the development of the field of wave mechanics.
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Wavelike
Synonyms for "wavelike" (28 found)
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5 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- aaltomainen adj (having some properties or characteristics of a wave)
French
1 entries- ondulatoire adj (having some properties or characteristics of a wave)
German
1 entries- wellenartig adj (having some properties or characteristics of a wave)
Hungarian
1 entries- hullámszerű adj (having some properties or characteristics of a wave)
Ukrainian
1 entries- хвилеподі́бний adj (having some properties or characteristics of a wave)
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