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on the same wave length

on the same wave length
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee seym weyv lengkth, length, lenth]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði seɪm weɪv lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [on, awn stressed th ee seym weyv lengkth, length, lenth]
    • /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði seɪm weɪv lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ/

Definitions of on the same wave length words

  • noun on the same wave length Physics. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation. 1
  • idioms on the same wave length on the same wavelength, in sympathy or rapport: We seemed to be on the same wavelength from the moment we met. 1
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Origin of on the same wave length

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; wave + length

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Parts of speech for On the same wave length

noun
adjective
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on the same wave length popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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