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shortwave

[ shawrt-weyv ]

noun

  1. Electricity. a radio wave shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  2. Physics. a wave of electromagnetic radiation equal in length to, or shorter than, the wavelength of visible light.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or using shortwaves.

verb (used with or without object)

shortwaved, shortwaving.
  1. to transmit by shortwaves.

shortwave

/ ²õ³óô°ù³Ù′·ÉÄ屹′ /

  1. A radio wave with a frequency between 5.9 megahertz and 26.1 megahertz. Shortwaves broadcast from the Earth's surface are reflected by the upper atmosphere and can travel great distances around the planet. The shortwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum is used for amateur radio communications.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shortwave1

First recorded in 1900–05; short + wave
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Although authorities in some of these countries block the broadcasts - VOA, for instance, is banned in China - people can listen to them on shortwave radio, or get around the restrictions via VPNs.

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Although BBC radio programmes have been suspended, the website is not blocked and the radio can still be accessed on shortwave.

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A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Kenta Kimura of the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka Metropolitan University investigated the phenomenon of nonreciprocal optical absorption in the magnetoelectric antiferromagnet LiNiPO4 at shortwave infrared wavelengths.

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Ms. Castro wrote that the C.I.A., which she was instructed to call “the company†to deflect suspicions, communicated with her in Havana by shortwave radio, playing the “Fascination Waltz†each day at 7 p.m. followed by a coded message.

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They communicated with her via shortwave radio, playing a waltz and a song from the opera Madame Butterfly as signals that her handlers had a message for her.

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