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longwave

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longwave

Alternative forms

long wave (noun)

Etymology

From long +‎ wave.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

longwave (not comparable)

(of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
(of radio equipment) Capable of transmitting or receiving signals at such a wavelength.

Derived terms

LW

Translations

having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters

Belarusian: даўгахва́левы (dawhaxváljevy)
Catalan: ona llarga f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 長波 / 长波 (zh) (chángbō)
Danish: langbølge
Dutch: langegolf f
French: grande onde f
Georgian: გრძელტალღიანი (grʒelṭalɣiani), გრძელტალღური (grʒelṭalɣuri)
German: langwellig (de)
Japanese: 長波 (ja) (ちょうは, chōha)
Korean: 장파(長波) (jangpa)
Russian: длинноволно́вый (ru) (dlinnovolnóvyj), длинново́лновый (ru) (dlinnovólnovyj)
Swedish: långvåg (sv)
Thai: คลื่นยาว (th) (klʉ̂ʉn-yaao)
Ukrainian: довгохвильови́й (dovhoxvylʹovýj)
Vietnamese: sóng dài

Noun

longwave (uncountable)

(radio) Radio having a wavelength greater than 1000 meters.
He likes to listen to BBC Radio 4 on longwave.

See also

microwave, shortwave, mediumwave, radio wave
radio frequency, LF, VLF, ELF

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