Meaning of light wave in English:

noun

• An electromagnetic wave by which light travels through a medium or vacuum.

  ‘the white we see is actually a mixture of light waves of different wavelengths’

  More example sentences

  • ‘During the course of the laser pulse, the electric field of the light wave oscillates about a dozen times.’
  • ‘He began to study the theory of light waves, in particular examining the theory of polarisation.’
  • ‘The technology uses light waves to provide cross-sectional images of the retina.’
  • ‘The sun's light waves are categorized by their intensity.’
  • ‘The light wave energy absorbed sets electrons in the atoms into vibrational motion.’