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wave length

  • a variation of wavelength.
    wavelength
    noun
    the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.

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When the president nominated Pompeo, he emphasized the bonds they share, saying they were "always on the same wave length."

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2018

The College Football Playoff selection committee and I do seem to be on the same wave length.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2015

Now you’re looking at the shows and nobody is on the same wave length.

From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2011

It's impossible to explain to someone who hasn't got the gift," says Woodhouse, "but I am on the same wave length as the animals.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gallium is best detected by means of its spark spectrum, which gives two violet lines of wave length 4171 and 4031.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various