How to Use wavelength in a Sentence
wavelength
noun- Light and sound have different wavelengths.
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Then the wavelength – the distance between the top of one wave and the top of the wave behind it.
—Sally Warner, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2020
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They were limited to a depth of seven frames by the wavelengths used and the size of the DMD.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Sep. 2023
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So to us, their light appears to have a longer wavelength.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 7 Jan. 2022
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The angstrom measurement is used for the wavelength of light.
—James Rogers, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2020
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The pair, who are adorably nervous all evening, appear to be on the same wavelength.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2022
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Luisi and the orchestra were challenged to keep on the same wavelength.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
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The sun, during the day, shines a full spectrum of light, and it’s centered around the blue wavelengths.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 25 Feb. 2025
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That movement stretches the light and makes its wavelength longer.
—Sarah Scoles, Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
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Some metallic salt additives were used to match the wavelength of the flash with the range of the laser system.
—Anatoly Zak, Popular Mechanics, 14 June 2018
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This is the wavelength of light that the pigment granules in the hogfish absorb best.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
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Mars and Earth bathe in the same sunlight—the same hodgepodge of light at every wavelength.
—Adam Rogers, Wired, 23 Feb. 2021
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The problem affects 13 of the 16 wavelengths, the infrared and near-infrared.
—Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 23 May 2018
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Alas, this wavelength (121 nm) is not visible to the naked eye.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 26 Sep. 2020
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Their Nike drops give a good feel for the wavelength each designer is on.
—Cam Wolf, GQ, 1 June 2018
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Between Casper and Luke, what is up with kids vibing on the aliens’ wavelength?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2021
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The first is rich in blue wavelengths of light like the noonday sun, for normal work lighting.
—Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 4 June 2018
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The signal for phosphine is a radio wave with a wavelength of 1.123 mm.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 26 Sep. 2020
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If Einstein was right, the black hole would warp space and time in a way that extended the wavelength of light from S0-2.
—NBC News, 3 Aug. 2019
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The blue light from the sun scatters away, and longer-wavelength red, orange, and yellow light pass through.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 15 Nov. 2021
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As objects move away from us, the wavelength is stretched, shifting it toward the red end.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 13 Dec. 2022
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In the summer, the pressure is relieved and the eye reflects a yellow to green wavelength.
—Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2021
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Those are precisely the wavelengths at which these small red dwarf stars give off most of their light.
—WIRED, 2 Oct. 2023
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No wavelength is perfect, Longcore says, but blue and white are worst of all.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022
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Since then, the coronavirus has been shown to die off in the presence of UV rays with the same wavelength as sunlight.
—Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2021
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The shorter the wavelength, the higher the frequency and the higher the energy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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More than 100 countries are thinking along the same wavelength.
—Ted Dhillon, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
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The light from screens uses blue light, which is made up of shorter wavelengths that are perceived by the brain as a cue to be alert and awake9.
—Emily Elveru, Parents, 3 Aug. 2023
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Spectral images aim for this higher fidelity by recording light's intensity not just in broad RGB categories, but across dozens or even hundreds of narrow, specific wavelength bands.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
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Specific wavelengths of light can enhance cellular function and energy production.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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