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wavefront

 

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Noun wavefront has 1 sense
  1. wave front, wavefront - (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
    --1 is a kind of surface

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Term: Wavefront

Description:

A wavefront refers to the continuous surface or boundary over which a wave is in phase. It represents the points in a wave that have the same phase and are traveling together through a medium.

Examples:

Noun:

The wavefront of the ocean waves crashing on the shore was mesmerizing.

He studied the wavefronts created by the ripple effect in the pond.

Adjective:

The laser beam produced a wavefront pattern that allowed for precise measurements.

The concert hall was designed with wavefront speakers to provide an immersive audio experience.

Verb:

The seismic wavefront propagated through the ground, causing tremors.

The radio waves were wavefronted towards the target to establish communication.

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