Meanings
nounwave packet (plural wave packets)
plural wave packets
- natural sciencesa collection of waves, travelling together
- natural sciencesa probability wave
Translations
Finnish aaltopaketti, aaltopaketti
- aaltopaketticollection of waves
- aaltopakettiprobability wave
French paquet d'onde, paquet d'onde
- paquet d'ondecollection of waves
- paquet d'ondeprobability wave
German Wellenpaket, Wellenpaket
- Wellenpaketcollection of waves
- Wellenpaketprobability wave
Japanese 波束, 波束
- 波束 (hasoku)collection of waves
- 波束 (hasoku)probability wave
Cite this entry
APA
wave packet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wave%20packet
MLA
“wave packet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wave%20packet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wave packet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wave%20packet.
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