light wave

English

Alternative forms

• lightwave

Noun

light wave (plural light waves)

1. (physics) An electromagnetic wave of light.
2. (physics, obsolete) A wave of the luminiferous ether.

Quotations

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Translations

wave of light

Bengali: আলোকতরঙ্গ (bn) (alōktoroṅgo) German: Lichtwelle f Norwegian: Bokmål: lysbølge m or f Nynorsk: lysbølge f (etc.) Swedish: ljusvåg c

References

• “light wave”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.