wavenumber

See also: wave number

English

Alternative forms

• wave number

Etymology

From wave +‎ number.

Noun

wavenumber (plural wavenumbers)

1. (mathematics, physics) A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.

Translations

measure of the number of waves

• Estonian: lainearv (et)
• Finnish: aaltoluku
• Hebrew: מִסְפַּר גַּל m (mispár gál)
• Italian: numero d'onda m
• Luxembourgish: Wellenzuel f
• Romanian: număr de undă n
• Swedish: vågtal (sv) n

See also

• wave vector