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== wave length ==
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In simple terms, the horizontal distance between successive [[wave crests]] measured  perpendicular to the crests.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">However, in a [[random sea]], a variety of interpretations of this are possible. A commonly used  definition is the so-called zero-upcrossing length, which is the horizontal distance between two  successive upcrossings of the [[mean water level]]. <br/>''See'' [[wave frequency]], [[wave height]], [[wave period]].</div><br/> </div>
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