short-wave radio.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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 — radio wavelength less than c.100 meters, 1907, from SHORT (Cf. short) (adj.) + WAVE (Cf. wave) … Etymology 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 — ► 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 — 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 — 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
short wave — /ˈʃɔt weɪv/ (say shawt wayv) noun an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength of 10–100 metres, i.e. with frequencies in the high frequency band. –short wave /ˈʃɔt weɪv/ (say shawt wayv), adjective …
short-wave — adj. Short wave is used with these nouns: ↑radio, ↑transmitter … Collocations dictionary
short wave — see short wave … English dictionary
