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wavefront [ˈweɪvˌfrʌnt]

(Physics / General Physics) Physics a surface associated with a propagating wave and passing through all points in the wave that have the same phase. It is usually perpendicular to the direction of propagation

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wavefront - (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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natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"

surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"

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