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Wave front   /weɪv frənt/   Listen
Wave front

noun
1.
All the points just reached by a wave as it propagates.
2.
(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium.  Synonym: wavefront.





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