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Wave Number
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wave number [′wāv ‚nəm·bər]
(physics)
The reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave, or sometimes 2π divided by the wavelength. Also known as reciprocal wavelength.
Wave Number 

a quantity related to the wavelength λ by the ratio k = 2π/λ (the number of waves in a length of 2 π). In spectroscopy the reciprocal of the wavelength (I/λ.) is often called the wave number.
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