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wavelength (n.)
also
wave-length
, 1850, "distance between peaks of a wave," from
wave
(n.) +
length
. Originally of spectra; radio sense is attested by 1925. Figurative sense of "mental harmony" is recorded from 1927, on analogy of radio waves.
