continuous waves
plural nounDefinition of continuous waves
1 : radio waves that continue with unchanging intensity or amplitude without modulation and that are used in telegraphy in which the wave is turned on and off with a key to form the dots and dashes of a code
continuous-wave telegraphy —abbreviation CW
2 : radio waves of which the intensity continues unchanged except for modulation
— called also modulated continuous waves
— see interrupted continuous wavesComments on continuous waves
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