fugitive definition: The definition of a fugitive is a person who is on the run or who has escaped from something such as the law or danger and is in hiding. (noun) An example of a fugitive is a fugitive from justice, who is hiding from arrest or persec...
In physics, the wavelength of a sinusoidal wave is the spatial period of the waveâthe distance over which the wave's shape repeats,[1] and thus the inverse of the spatial frequency.
Wavelength is a property of a wave that most people (once they know what to look for) can spot quickly and easily, and use it as a way of telling waves apart. Look at the following diagram... Figure 1. 1  Any of the parts of the wave that are pointing up like mountains are called crests.