wave front wa·vef·ront uncommon noun 1. all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates Synonymswave front 2. (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium Synonymswave frontwavefront Related words Broader terms surfacepropagation Parts wave WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
