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English noun: wave front | |||
| 1. | wave front (phenomenon) all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | propagation | ||
| Part meronym | wave | ||
| 2. | wave front (location) (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium | ||
| Synonyms | wavefront | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | surface | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
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