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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 mediumplay

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 propagatesplay

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))

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