![]() ![]() ![]() The name originated with the visible light spectrum but now can be applied to the entire electromagnetic spectrum as well as to a sound spectrum or vibration spectrum. The range of wavelengths or frequencies for wave phenomena is called a spectrum. In a crystal lattice vibration, atomic positions vary. Water waves are variations in the height of a body of water. A sound wave is a variation in air pressure, while in light and other electromagnetic radiation the strength of the electric and the magnetic field vary. Examples of waves are sound waves, light, water waves and periodic electrical signals in a conductor. Wavelength depends on the medium (for example, vacuum, air, or water) that a wave travels through. Īssuming a sinusoidal wave moving at a fixed wave speed, wavelength is inversely proportional to the frequency of the wave: waves with higher frequencies have shorter wavelengths, and lower frequencies have longer wavelengths. The term "wavelength" is also sometimes applied to modulated waves, and to the sinusoidal envelopes of modulated waves or waves formed by interference of several sinusoids. Wavelength is commonly designated by the Greek letter lambda (λ). The inverse of the wavelength is called the spatial frequency. Wavelength is a characteristic of both traveling waves and standing waves, as well as other spatial wave patterns. In other words, it is the distance between consecutive corresponding points of the same phase on the wave, such as two adjacent crests, troughs, or zero crossings. In physics and mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which the wave's shape repeats. The wavelength of a sine wave, λ, can be measured between any two points with the same phase, such as between crests (on top), or troughs (on bottom), or corresponding zero crossings as shown. ![]() For other uses, see Wavelength (disambiguation). ![]()
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