Shortwave

Definitions

1. An electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 100 meters, corresponding to frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz.
2. Any frequency in this range, especially when used in broadcasting.
   colloquial, plural-normally
3. Downward radiation entering the earth's atmosphere that is in the shortwave frequency range.

Equivalents

19 more languages

العربيةالموجة القصيرة

Catalàona curta

Danskkortbølge

Suomilyhytaallotlyhytaaltolyhytaaltoinen

ગુજરાતીલઘુ તરંગ

Italianoonda cortaonde corte

日本語短波

ქართულიმოკლეტალღიანიმოკლეტალღური

한국어단파

Latviešuīsviļņi

မြန်မာလှိုင်းတို

Nederlandskortegolf

Portuguêsonda curta

Românăundă scurtă

Русскийкоротковолно́вый

Svenskakortvågkortvågig

ไทยคลื่นสั้น

Українськакороткохвильовий

Tiếng Việtsông Ngân

Examples

“Shortwaves are longer than microwaves.”

“Many stations broadcast⟳ on shortwaves.”

“The fun of listening to shortwave while in a car or boat is diminished by spark-plug noise created while the engine is running.”

“Some doubt⟳ is cast⟳ on the quality of the shortwave fadeout data during the early part of the period considered.”

“A concise review⟳ is presented for the algorithm that has been tentatively selected to produce⟳ simulated net shortwave surface fluxes from measured TOA radiances.”

“Shortwave radiative fluxes that reach⟳ the earth's surface are key factors that influence⟳ atmospheric and oceanic circulations as well as surface climate.”

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