be on the same wavelength

wavelength | American Dictionary

wavelength
noun[ C ]
us/ˈweɪv·leŋkθ, -leŋθ/
physics
the distance between two waves of energy
physics
A wavelength is also the length of the radio wave used by a particular radio station for broadcasting.

wavelength | Business English

wavelength
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈweɪvleŋθ/us
the distance between two waves of sound, light, etc., or the length of the radio wave used by a particular radio station for broadcasting programmes:
Light must be maintained at a certain wavelength to destroy bacteria.
 on a different wavelength
thinking in a different way and not understanding each other well:
He and I seem to be operating on a different wavelength.
 on the same wavelength
thinking in a similar way and understanding each other well:
Members of the team must be on the same wavelength.

Examples of wavelength

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To determine the appropriate b for these experiments, we calculated growth factors for different wavelengths and matched them to the experimental data.
At laser wavelengths of the order of 1 mm, successful fast ignition requires strong anomalous laser beam-pellet coupling.
The structure of this 0.5-mm mode is highly periodic, implying a much narrower spectrum of wavelengths than in single wires z pinches.
The initial density profile shows a spectrum with larger amplitudes at longer wavelengths.
The main aspect concerns the possibility of extending the range of applicability to other absorption edge wavelengths, that is, other elements.
Moreover, the atmospheric and surface conditions necessary for such life are likely to provide only a limited spectral window of transmitted wavelengths of that light.
The purple bacteria, therefore, must ' make their living ' by utilizing green light and far-red light of wavelengths above 750 nm.
Specifically strong lines were found at wavelengths corresponding to energies of q x 13.6 where q = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11.
A second class is transformed to a solitary-wave solution where the spectrum at short wavelengths is more rapidly damped than at long wavelengths.
The perturbations were assumed to be of sufficiently short wavelengths to justify the slow time and radiusfrozen-in approximation for the unperturbed systems.
Accordingly, it is of practical interest to examine the wave spectra that span from long to short wavelengths.
The present study investigates this possibility, that some wavelengths are more susceptible.
With the exception of the enstatite, it seems that there are few specific features at wavelengths longer than y300 nm.
They also find that alignment is more pronounced for shor ter wavelengths.
Although wavelengths approaching the infrared range reduce ' scattering ', they have an undesirable ' heating ' effect.
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Collocations withwavelength

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certain wavelength
The primary vortices with a certainwavelength will select a preferred spanwise wavelength to support the secondary vortices.
different wavelength
Four to five differentwavelength stimuli were used in a single session.
excitation wavelength
Unavoidable errors can arise from the direct excitability of the acceptor at the donor's excitation wavelength.
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