shortwave
Electricity. a radio wave shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
Physics. a wave of electromagnetic radiation equal in length to, or shorter than, the wavelength of visible light.
of, relating to, or using shortwaves.
to transmit by shortwaves.
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How to use shortwave in a sentence
It was a ship with many decks, and I walked around everywhere, and everywhere there were collections of people listening to shortwave radios that would tell what happened.
Meet the 95-Year-Old ‘Medical Detective’ Who Has Examined Famous Cases From JFK to JonBenet Ramsey | Jess McHugh | April 13, 2022 | TimeLandsat 9’s Operational Land Imager can capture visible, near-infrared and shortwave-infrared light in nine wavelengths.
NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite sends back its first images of a changing world | Rachel Feltman | November 8, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHowever, with the approaching shortwave trough and its cooler air aloft, these layers could be eroded enough to not hamper storm intensity.
After producing several tornado warnings and funnel clouds, storms exiting region | Jason Samenow, Jeffrey Halverson | July 29, 2021 | Washington PostBy the time the fifth year had passed, even shortwave reports had long since ceased.
This Crowded Earth | Robert BlochAnd it was the same abroad, according to the few garbled reports thereafter obtainable only via ancient shortwave devices.
This Crowded Earth | Robert Bloch
Much later, as they neared Riverview, Penny absently switched on the shortwave radio.
Swamp Island | Mildred A. WirtLike all cars belonging to the Swifts' key personnel, Bud's was equipped with a two-way shortwave radio.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung | Victor AppletonClosing themselves into the car, the girls tried without success to get the outlaw shortwave station.
Voice from the Cave | Mildred A. Wirt
British Dictionary definitions for short wave
a radio wave with a wavelength in the range 10–100 metres
(as modifier): a short-wave broadcast
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Scientific definitions for shortwave
[ shôrt′wāv′ ]
A radio wave with a frequency between 5.9 megahertz and 26.1 megahertz. Shortwaves broadcast from the Earth's surface are reflected by the upper atmosphere and can travel great distances around the planet. The shortwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum is used for amateur radio communications.
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