Wavelength vs Ultrashort - What's the difference?
wavelength | ultrashort |
The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as , and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.
Very short.
(science) Extremely short in duration, typically on the femtosecond scale
(physics, of a wave) Having a wavelength of between 1 and 10 metree
(finance) Having a very short term of investment, typically less than a year
(finance) A bond with an extremely short term, typically less than a year
*{{quote-news, 1995, February 19, Carole Gould, Mutual Funds: Ultrashort but Long on Choices, The New York Times
, passage=Ultrashorts were a way for the fund industry to appeal to bank customers, by offering an investment whose price did not vary much but whose yield was higher than that on certificates of deposit.}}
As nouns the difference between wavelength and ultrashort
is that wavelength is the length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency while ultrashort is a bond with an extremely short term, typically less than a year.As an adjective ultrashort is
very short.wavelength
English
(wikipedia wavelength)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* shortwave * mediumwave * longwave * on the same wavelengthultrashort
English
Adjective
(-)- ultrashort skirts
- an ultrashort pulse
- an ultrashort bond
Synonyms
* (very short) megashortSee also
*(Ultrashort pulse)Noun
(en noun)citation