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What unit is used to measure wave length

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WaveLENGTH is a LENGTH. As such, any unit of LENGTH can be used to describe it.

The most widely used units are:

-- meter (and its multiples, kilo, deca, centi, milli, micro, nano, etc.)

-- foot

-- inch

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wavelenghts are lengths. they are measured in distances.

User Nikhil Mahirrao
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