continuous wave
an electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency: used to carry information by being modulated, as in radio or television, or by being interrupted as in radiotelegraphy. Abbreviation: CW
Also continuous-wave . noting a machine or device that functions through a constant and controlled output of waves, as of light from a laser, sound from an ultrasound, or radio energy from radar. Abbreviation: CW
Origin of continuous wave
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How to use continuous wave in a sentence
But somebody somewhere is sending a continuous wave, at a meter length, too, that is practically never used.
The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards | Gerald BreckenridgeA mysterious radio station, hidden away, that sends a continuous wave on a hitherto unused wave length.
The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards | Gerald BreckenridgeThis method of receiving continuous wave signals is called the “heterodyne” method.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son | John Mills
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