Synonyms for "wavenumber"

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Related word relations

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Related terms

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wave vector

derived from

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numberwave

has context

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mathematicsphysics

related to

6 entries

distanceinversely proportionalmeasurewavewave vectorwavelength

Translations

7 translations across 7 languages.

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Estonian

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• lainearv noun (measure of the number of waves)

Finnish

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• aaltoluku noun (measure of the number of waves)

Hebrew

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• מִסְפַּר גַּל noun (measure of the number of waves)

Italian

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• numero d'onda noun (measure of the number of waves)

Luxembourgish

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• Wellenzuel noun (measure of the number of waves)

Romanian

1 entries

• număr de undă noun (measure of the number of waves)

Swedish

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• vågtal noun (measure of the number of waves)

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