matter wave

noun

de Broglie wave.

Words nearby matter wave

matter of law, matter of life and death, a, matter of opinion, matter of opinion, a, matter of record, matter wave, matter waves, matter-of-course, matter-of-fact, matterate, matterhorn

Definition for matter waves (2 of 2)

de Broglie wave

noun Physics.

a hypothetical wave associated with the motion of a particle of atomic or subatomic size that describes effects such as the diffraction of beams of particles by crystals.
Also called matter wave.

Origin of de Broglie wave

First recorded in 1925–30; named after L.V. de Broglie

British Dictionary definitions for matter waves

matter waves

pl n

See de Broglie waves