short-wave radio
1short-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… …
2short|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… …
3short-wave — radio wavelength less than c.100 meters, 1907, from SHORT (Cf. short) (adj.) + WAVE (Cf. wave) …
4short-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… …
5short 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 …
6short wave — n [U] a range of short radio waves used for broadcasting around the world →↑long wave, ↑medium wave …
7short wave — short ,wave noun count a type of radio wave that is used for broadcasting across large distances ─ compare LONG WAVE, MEDIUM WAVE …
8short wave — Radio waves shorter than a 200 ft (60 m) wavelength. For short wave communications, the frequencies used are above 5 MHz …
9Short 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… …
10Short 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… …
