(Science: radiobiology) The length of a single cycle of a wave, usually measured from crest-to-crest. For electromagnetic waves, the wavelength determines the type (radio, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-Ray, gamma-ray) of radiation, in the case of visible light, wavelength determines the colour of the light.
Synonyms for Lax: chaotic (adjective) amorphous, anarchical, anarchistic, blurry, chaotic, cluttered, confused, deformed,
1. lacking firmness; not strict. 2. lacking precision or definition. 3. not taut. 4. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics (of a speech sound) pronounced with little muscular effort and consequently having relatively imprecise accuracy of articulation and little temporal duration. In English the vowel i in bit is lax.