wave front
noun Physics.
a surface, real or imaginary, that is the locus of all adjacent points at which the phase of oscillation is the same.
Origin of wave front
First recorded in 1865–70
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Scientific definitions for wave front
wave front
The set of points in space reached by a wave or vibration at the same instant as the wave travels through a medium. Wave fronts generally form a continuous line or surface. The lines formed by crests of ripples on a pond, for example, correspond to curved wave fronts.