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BNC: 43137 COCA: 23600

shortwave

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
shortwave /ˈʃoɚtˌweɪv/ noun
plural shortwaves
shortwave
/ˈʃoɚtˌweɪv/
noun
plural shortwaves
Learner's definition of SHORTWAVE
[count]
: a radio wave with a wavelength between 10 and 100 meters短波(波长在10米到100米之间的无线电波)
: a radio or receiver that uses shortwaves短波收音机;短波接收机

— shortwave

adjective, always used before a noun
BNC: 43137 COCA: 23600

shortwave

noun

short·​wave ˈshȯrt-ˌwāv How to pronounce shortwave (audio)
often attributive
1
: a radio wave having a wavelength between 10 and 100 meters
2
: a radio transmitter or receiver using shortwaves
3
: electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength equal to or less than that of visible light

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This new system, known as a shortwave, is digging into the atmosphere at about 18,000 feet. Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Aug. 2022 Apparently, a shortwave radio station that can be heard around the world has been broadcasting since the 1980s, and nobody knows who is running it — nor does anyone claim to own it. Lisa Bubert, Longreads, 15 June 2022 The National Weather Service says a plume of subtropical moisture has hitched a ride with a shortwave moving south from the Gulf of Alaska and will provide much of western Oregon with rain, sometimes heavy throughout the day. oregonlive, 5 May 2022 To distribute its news content, the BBC launched an account on TikTok in Russian and English and has been broadcasting over shortwave radio in Ukraine and parts of Russia to locals, said Mr. Burgess. Benjamin Mullin, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2022 Breaking through Russia's digital Iron Curtain Inaugurated during the Cold War, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty pierced the Iron Curtain via shortwave radio, presenting news broadcasts to countries where freedom of the press was under assault. CBS News, 25 Mar. 2022 Kolpakov recalled how his parents, in Soviet times, listened to illicit broadcasts of Voice of America and the BBC over shortwave radio. Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2022 The meandering whine of the supercharger sounds like there is a shortwave radio behind the seats. Dan Neil, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2022 However, with the approaching shortwave and its cooler air aloft, these layers could be eroded enough to not hamper storm intensity. Washington Post, 29 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of shortwave was in 1907
BNC: 43137 COCA: 23600

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