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Noun Concept
Categories: Units of frequency, Wave mechanics, Scalar quantities, Quotients
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wave number  wavenumber  Angular wave number  angular wavenumber  Circular wavenumber
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The reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave WordNet 3.0
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The reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In the physical sciences, the wavenumber, also known as repetency, is the spatial frequency of a wave, measured in cycles per unit distance or radians per unit distance. Wikipedia
Inverse of the wavelength Wikidata
A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength. Wiktionary
Measure of the number of waves. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
frequency
scalar
physical quantity
PART OF
spherical pendulum
HAS KIND
rydberg
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
RECOMMENDED UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
reciprocal metre
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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wave number
Wikipedia
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wavenumber
Wikidata
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wavenumber
Wiktionary
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wavenumber
Wikipedia Redirections
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Angular Wave Number, Angular wave number, angular wavenumber, Circular wavenumber, inverse centimeter, Kayser (unit), Kayser unit, repetency, spectroscopic wavenumber, Wave-number, wave number, wavenumbers
Wikidata Alias
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repetency, wave number

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