- short-wave adj
- ['ʃɔːtˌweɪv]
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short-wave — shortˈ wave adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑short * * * short wave, a radio wave having a wave length of 60 meters or less. Short waves range from medium frequency to UHF bands and are used to broadcast to foreign countries, in frequency modulation… … Useful english dictionary
short|wave — short wave, a radio wave having a wave length of 60 meters or less. Short waves range from medium frequency to UHF bands and are used to broadcast to foreign countries, in frequency modulation broadcasting, in television programs, and for… … Useful english dictionary
short-wave — radio wavelength less than c.100 meters, 1907, from SHORT (Cf. short) (adj.) + WAVE (Cf. wave) … Etymology dictionary
short-wave — adj. Short wave is used with these nouns: ↑radio, ↑transmitter … Collocations dictionary
short·wave — /ˈʃoɚtˌweıv/ noun, pl waves [count] 1 : a radio wave with a wavelength between 10 and 100 meters 2 : a radio or receiver that uses shortwaves shortwave adj, always used before a noun shortwave frequencies a shortwave radio/receiver … Useful english dictionary
short — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a measuring little; not long from end to end (a short distance). b not long in duration; brief (a short time ago; had a short life). c seeming less than the stated amount (a few short years of happiness). 2 of small… … Useful english dictionary
wave — waveless, adj. wavelessly, adv. wavingly, adv. wavelike, adj. /wayv/, n., v., waved, waving. n. 1. a disturbance on the surface of a liquid body, as the sea or a lake, in the form of a moving ridge or swell. 2. any surging or progressing movement … Universalium
long wave — noun a radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a frequency below 300 kilohertz) • Hypernyms: ↑radio wave, ↑radio emission, ↑radio radiation * * * long wave, adj. 1. Elect. an electromagnetic wave over 60 meters in length. 2. See … Useful english dictionary
shortwave — short•wave [[t]ˈʃɔrtˈweɪv[/t]] n. adj. v. waved, wav•ing 1) rtv a radio wave shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long distance reception or transmission 2) rtv shortwave radio… … From formal English to slang
deep — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a extending far down from the top (deep hole; deep water). b extending far in from the surface or edge (deep wound; deep plunge; deep shelf; deep border). 2 (predic.) a extending to or lying at a specified depth (water 6… … Useful english dictionary
light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics … Universalium
