Associations to the word «Wavefront»

Wiktionary

WAVEFRONT, noun. (physics) An imaginary surface passing through points of a medium oscillating in phase.

Dictionary definition

WAVEFRONT, noun. (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley