wave front
Disturbance's leading edge
A wave front is an imaginary surface connecting all points of a wave that are at the same phase—typically the crests or troughs.
In physics, wave fronts help visualize how light, sound, or other waves propagate through space.
A point source produces spherical wave fronts; at great distances, these flatten into plane wave fronts.
The wave front of the laser beam remained coherent across the room.
- wavefrontSurface of equal phase
- crestHighest point or tuft
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
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