Meanings
nounwavefront (plural wavefronts)
plural wavefronts
- natural sciencesAn imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in phase.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
Similar
wave front
Broader
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Origin
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APA
wavefront. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavefront
MLA
“wavefront.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavefront. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wavefront,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wavefront.
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