short-wave radio

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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 — also short wave, shortwave N UNCOUNT: oft N n Short wave is a range of short radio wavelengths used for broadcasting. I use the short wave radio to get the latest war news... Until now, the BBC has only been available in South Africa on short… …   English dictionary

• short wave — ► NOUN 1) a radio wave of a wavelength between about 10 and 100 metres (and a frequency of about 3 to 30 megahertz). 2) broadcasting using radio waves of this wavelength …   English terms dictionary

• short wave — n [U] a range of short radio waves used for broadcasting around the world →↑long wave, ↑medium wave …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• short wave — short ,wave noun count a type of radio wave that is used for broadcasting across large distances ─ compare LONG WAVE, MEDIUM WAVE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• short wave — Radio waves shorter than a 200 ft (60 m) wavelength. For short wave communications, the frequencies used are above 5 MHz …   Aviation dictionary

• Short Wave Listener — Radioécouteur Un radioécouteur désignée aussi par SWL est un passionné qui écoute les transmissions par ondes radioélectriques au moyen d un récepteur approprié et d une antenne dédiée aux bandes qu il désire écouter : l aviation donc… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Short wave listener — Radioécouteur Un radioécouteur désignée aussi par SWL est un passionné qui écoute les transmissions par ondes radioélectriques au moyen d un récepteur approprié et d une antenne dédiée aux bandes qu il désire écouter : l aviation donc… …   Wikipédia en Français

• short wave — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms short wave : singular short wave plural short waves physics a type of radio wave that is used for broadcasting across large distances • See: long wave, medium wave …   English dictionary