General physics

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Wavelength

Physics; General physics

The distance between the two nearest points on a wave, which are in the same phase or the distance between two adjacent crests or two adjacent troughs.

Wave motion

Physics; General physics

The movement of a disturbance from one part of a medium to another involving the transfer of energy but not the transfer of matter.

Wave period

Physics; General physics

The time required for two successive crests or other successive parts of the wave to pass a given point.

Wave velocity

Physics; General physics

The distance travelled by a wave in one second.

Weight

Physics; General physics

The force with which a body is attracted towards the centre of the earth. The weight of a body of mass m is given by mg, where g is the acceleration due to gravity.