Meaning wavefront
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The edge of an advancing wave, which includes adjacent points that have the same phase.
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The wave front is the instantaneous boundary between the seismic waves in the earth material, and the material that the seismic energy has not yet reached. Wavefront Flash Animation
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The surface defined by the locus of points that have the same phase, i.e., have the same path length from the source. [After 2196] Note 1: The wavefront is perpendicular to the ray that represents an electromagnetic wave. Note 2: The plane in which the electric and magnetic field vectors lie is tangential to the wavefront at every point. Note 3: Th [..]
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(n) (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
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A technology used in optics that is able to determine and measure high order aberrations. These aberrations directly relate to an individual's quality of vision. Conventional eye examinations can detect two types of error on the cornea - spherical (myopia and hyperopia) and cylindrical (astigmatism). Wavefront diagnostic can detect an [..]
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In a wave disturbance, the locus of points having the same phase.
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A small section of an expanding sphere of electromagnetic radiation that is perpendicular to the direction of travel of the energy.
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portion of the wave from zero to peak value. Wavefront is sometimes defined as the extrapolated time based on 30% and 90% of peak value.
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(physics) An imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in phase.
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