shortwave
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Is shortwave a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of approximately 10 to 100 meters.not-comparable
2. (of radio equipment) Capable of transmitting or receiving signals at such a wavelength.not-comparable
noun (English)
1. (physics) An electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between approximately 10 and 100 meters, corresponding to frequencies between 3 and 30 MHz.Examples: "Shortwaves are longer than microwaves."Synonyms: decameter wave
2. (colloquial, usually in the plural) Any frequency in this range, especially when used in broadcasting.Examples: "Many stations broadcast on shortwaves."; "The fun of listening to shortwave while in a car or boat is diminished by spark-plug noise created while the engine is running."Synonyms: high frequency, HFcolloquialplural-normally
3. (meteorology) Downward radiation entering the earth's atmosphere that is in the shortwave frequency range.Examples: "Some doubt is cast on the quality of the shortwave fadeout data during the early part of the period considered."; "A concise review is presented for the algorithm that has been tentatively selected to produce simulated net shortwave surface fluxes from measured TOA radiances."; "Shortwave radiative fluxes that reach the earth's surface are key factors that influence atmospheric and oceanic circulations as well as surface climate."
Definition source: Wiktionary