shortwave
Adjective
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Adjective
shortwave (not comparable)
- (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of approximately 10 to 100 meters
- (of radio equipment) Capable of transmitting or receiving signals at such a wavelength.
- French: onde courte
- German: kurzwellig
- Italian: onde corte
- Russian: коротковолно́вый
- Italian: onda corta
shortwave (plural shortwaves)
- An electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 100 meters, corresponding to frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz.
- Shortwaves are longer than microwaves.
- (colloquial, usually in plural) Any frequency in this range, especially when used in broadcasting.
- Many stations broadcast on shortwaves.
- (wave) decameter wave
- (frequency) high frequency, HF
- German: Kurzwelle
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