- the distance between two similar points on a wave of energy, such as light or soundTopics Physics and chemistryc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- long
- medium
- short
- …
- be tuned to
- on a/the wavelength
- on the same wavelength
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- the size of a radio wave that is used by a particular radio station, etc. for sending signals or broadcasting programmes
- Radio One has broadcast on this wavelength for years.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- medium
- short
- …
- be tuned to
- on a/the wavelength
- on the same wavelength
Idioms
See wavelength in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee wavelength in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe on the same wavelength | be on somebody’s wavelength
- (informal) to have the same way of thinking or the same ideas or feelings as somebody else
- We work together but we aren’t really on the same wavelength.
- My boss and I are just not on the same wavelength.
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