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Assorted References

absorptiometry
- In chemical analysis: Absorptiometry
broadcasting
- In broadcasting: International conferences
music
- In musical sound: Movement

physical laws and properties

spectroscopy

In spectroscopy

electromagnetic radiation
- In spectroscopy: Basic features of electromagnetic radiation
- In electromagnetic radiation: The electromagnetic spectrum
radio waves
- In radio technology: Basic physical principles
- In telecommunications media: The radio-frequency spectrum
sound waves
- In sound: Wavelength, period, and frequency
- In sound: Diffraction
transverse waves
- In transverse wave
X rays

Bragg law
- In Bragg law
Compton effect
- In electromagnetic radiation: Compton effect
Doppler effect
- In Doppler effect
photoelectric effect
- In photoelectric effect: Discovery and early work
photoluminescence
- In luminescence: Photoluminescence
resonance ionization
- In spectroscopy: RIS schemes
spectral lines
- In quantum mechanics: Bohr’s theory of the atom
- In principles of physical science: Compilation of data
water waves
waves
- In wave: Types and features of waves

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: Openstax - Psychology 2e - Waves and Wavelengths.	Yamini Chauhan	Dec 05, 2024
	Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Physics - Wavelength dependent transmission in multimode graded-index microstructured polymer optical fibers.	Aakanksha Gaur	Aug 31, 2024
	Add new Web site: Pressbooks - Understanding Sound - Wavelength, speed and frequency.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jul 05, 2024
	Add new Web site: University of Hawaiʻi Pressbooks - Psychology - Waves and Wavelength.	Emily Rodriguez	Jan 25, 2024
	Add new Web site: Open Text WSU - Waves and Wavelengths.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 27, 2023
	Add new Web site: Openstax - Psychology 2e - Waves and Wavelengths.	Aakanksha Gaur	Aug 23, 2023
	Add new Web site: Academia - Wavelength.	Emily Rodriguez	Jan 10, 2023
	Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - Wavelength and Frequency Calculations.	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 13, 2022
	Corrected display issue.	Erik Gregersen	Mar 24, 2021
	Added diagram of two different wavelengths.	Richard Pallardy	Jan 27, 2011
	Added new Web site: Window To The Universe - Biography of Wavelength.	Shiveta Singh	May 10, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998