665 Hz Wavelength

How Long Is a 665 Hz Wavelength?

A 665 Hz sound wave has a wavelength of 0.52 meters, 51.61 cm, 1.69 feet (1 feet and 8.32 inches) or 20.32 inches when traveling in air at 20°C (68°F).

The formula for the wavelenght is λ = c/f where:

  • c is the celerity (speed) of sound = 343.21 m/s or 1126.03 ft/s in air at 20°C (68°F).
  • f is the frequency = 665 Hz
which gives a wavelength λ of 0.52 meters, or 1.69 feet.

665 Hz Wavelength Depending on Temperature

The speed of sound in air depends on temperature. Here is how the wavelenght of a 665 Hz sound wave will vary according to temperature:

Temp (°C) Temp (°F) 665 Hz wavelength (cm)665 Hz wavelength (in)
-40-4046.027418.1210
-35-3146.518418.3143
-30-2247.004218.5056
-25-1347.485018.6949
-20-447.961018.8823
-15548.432319.0678
-101448.899119.2516
-52349.361519.4337
03249.819519.6140
54150.273519.7927
105050.723319.9698
155951.169220.1453
206851.611220.3194
257752.049520.4919
308652.484120.6630
359552.915220.8327
4010453.342721.0011

665 Hz Half Wavelength and Standing Waves

The half wavelength of a 665 Hz sound wave is 0.26 meters, 25.81 cm, 0.85 feet (0 feet and 10.16 inches) or 10.16 inches when travelling in air at 20°C (68°F).

Modes (or standing waves) will occur at 665 Hz in rooms where two opposing walls (axial mode), edges (tangential mode) or corners (oblique mode) are spaced by a distance d = nλ/2 where:

  • n is a natural (positive integer greater than or equal to 1)
  • λ is the 665 Hz wavelength = 0.52 meters, or 1.69 feet in air at 20°C (68°F).

665 Hz Standing Waves Distances

n Distance (m) Distance (ft)
10.260.85
20.521.69
30.772.54
41.033.39
51.294.23

We typically don't treat rooms for standing waves above 300 Hz.

Given the relatively small 665 Hz half wavelength, you can treat your room by using thick acoustic foam. This will absorb frequencies as low as 250 Hz, and all the way up to 20,000 Hz.

How To Convert 665 Hz To ms

A Hz (Hertz) is a cycle (or period) per second.

Because a 665 Hz wave will ocillate 665 times per second, we can find the time of a single cycle (or period) with the formula p = 1/f where:

  • f is the frequency of the wave = 665 Hz

The result will be expressed in seconds, so let's multiply by 1000 to get miliseconds:

1 / 665 Hz * 1000 = 1.5 ms.