Definition
Electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum, or technology that uses light for communication, particularly fiber optic systems.
Etymology
Compound of 'light' (Old English leoht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtam) and 'wave' (Old English wafian 'to wave with the hands'). The compound emerged in the 20th century with the development of wave theory of light and optical communication technology.
Kelly Says
The term 'lightwave' beautifully captures the wave-particle duality of light - it behaves as both a wave and a particle depending on how you observe it! Modern lightwave technology can carry millions of phone conversations simultaneously through a single fiber thinner than human hair.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
光 ምርመር
gʷi-t m-ir-m-er
ARالعربية
موج الضوء
moj ad-d-uww
BNবাংলা
প্রकाश তরঙ্গ
prakash tar-ang
CACatalà
ona de llum
o-na de loo-m
CSČeština
vlna světla
vl-na s-vet-la
DADansk
lys bølge
lys bol-ve
DEDeutsch
Lichtwelle
likht-vel-le
ELΕλληνικά
onda φωτός
on-da fo-to-s
ESEspañol
onda de luz
on-da de loos
FISuomi
valon aalto
va-lo-n a-alto
FRFrançais
onde lumineuse
on-duh loo-mee-noos
GUGU
જ્યોત તરંગ
jo-t tar-ang
HAHA
tashin haske
ta-shin has-ke
HIहिन्दी
प्रकाश तरंग
prakash tar-ang
HUMagyar
fényhullám
fe-ny-hul-lam
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelombang cahaya
ge-lom-bang ca-haya
IGIG
nkwu ụkwụ
n-k-wu u-k-wu
ITItaliano
onda luminosa
on-da loo-mee-no-sa
KMKM
ស្ដាំចង្ក្រ
s-ta-am chan-k-ra
MRMR
प्रकाश तरंग
prakash tar-ang
MSBahasa Melayu
gelombang cahaya
ge-lom-bang ca-haya
MYမြန်မာ
အလင်း တိုင်း
a-lin to-ing
NLNederlands
lichtgolf
licht-golf
NONorsk
lys bølge
lys bol-ve
PAPA
ਰੌਸ਼ਨੀ तरંગ
ro-sh-ni tar-ang
PLPolski
fala światła
fa-la s-viat-la
PTPortuguês
onda de luz
on-da de loos
RORomână
undă de lumină
un-da de loo-mi-na
RUРусский
волна света
vol-na sveta
SVSvenska
ljusvåg
loo-s-vaag
SWKiswahili
wimbi ya mwanga
wi-mbi ya m-wa-nga
TAதமிழ்
ஒளி அலை
o-li a-lai
TEతెలుగు
కాంతి తరంగాలు
ka-anti ta-ran-ga-lu
THไทย
คลื่นแสง
khluean saeng
TLTL
alugang liwanag
a-lu-gang lee-wa-nag
TRTürkçe
ışık dalgası
ish-ik dal-ga-si
UKУкраїнська
хвиля світла
kh-vilya svit-la
URاردو
روشنایی کی لہر
ro-she-ni ki la-har
VITiếng Việt
độ sóng ánh sáng
do-song an-h-sang
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ ìrọ̀
o-po i-ro
ZUZU
izikhulu zelimi
i-zi-khu-lu ze-li-mi