Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The distance between the crests of two adjacent waves, or between the lowest parts of the depressions on each side of a wave; more generally, the distance between any particle of the disturbed medium and the next which is in the same phase with it. See
wave , 3.
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Examples
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It's as if he's operating on a unique musical wave-length.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Kurt Elling Fools Around With Time at Birdland David Finkle 2011
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Then, you would connect with a partner with whom you experienced a stronger romantic, soul-mate connection -- a shared "same wave-length" kind of feeling about how you envision your life, growing and unfolding in the years ahead.
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It's as if he's operating on a unique musical wave-length.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Kurt Elling Fools Around With Time at Birdland David Finkle 2011
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It's as if he's operating on a unique musical wave-length.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Kurt Elling Fools Around With Time at Birdland David Finkle 2011
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It's as if he's operating on a unique musical wave-length.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Kurt Elling Fools Around With Time at Birdland David Finkle 2011
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I'm sure you get my drift here (we're on a wave-length, I can feel it - black leather jacket and jeans Hmmm?)
Pentonville ..The Liberal Folly Newmania 2007
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Light waves, on the other hand, have a very short wave-length—less than a thousandth of a millimeter.
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog CHAD ORZEL 2009
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Sure, they are nice people, but on a different wave-length.
that's 3.75 for the hirtenk��se, 5 bucks for the chhurpi 2009
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These are the people stuck in the late 70's and the 80's, the people who are on a completely different wave-length than the youth of Iran (who far outnumber the previous generation).
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Especially since he is, basically, on the same wave-length as Bush.
An October Surprise? 2008
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