shortwave

noun, often attributive

short·wave | \ ˈshȯrt-ˌwāv

Definition of shortwave

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

Examples of shortwave in a Sentence

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The 11-minute shortwave radio conversation with Tingle — orbiting the Earth aboard the International Space Station — was the biggest thing to hit Parkside Intermediate School in some time. — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, "Orbiting astronaut talks life in space with San Bruno students via ham radio," 7 Mar. 2018 Spokesman Mahajan said RFA’s programming for Myanmar would remain available on its website, on Facebook and YouTube and on shortwave radio, and its reporters will continue to work in the country. — Washington Post, "US broadcaster loses Myanmar outlet over Rohingya name," 11 June 2018 Sirhan also dabbled in shortwave radio and had a set in his room at home. — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, "The assassination of Bobby Kennedy: Was Sirhan Sirhan hypnotized to be the fall guy?," 4 June 2018 Such a shortwave trough will be crossing the Mid-Atlantic region this afternoon, moving east from the Great Lakes. — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, "Severe thunderstorm watch: Storms approaching D.C.’s southern suburbs," 10 May 2018 Neither my grandparents’ pleas nor the dire warnings streaming from Radio Free Europe and Voice of America via our shortwave could sway him. — Margarita Gokun Silver, Longreads, "The Forever Nomad," 30 Apr. 2018 Luckert noted that Americans and other nationalities sympathetic to Nazis were hired to broadcast Nazi propaganda on German shortwave radio that was transmitted to the world. — Marvin Glassman, Jewish Journal, "Holocaust-themed events in Palm Beach, Broward counties feature survivors," 22 Mar. 2018 And then a dozen students trooped up to a bank of shortwave radios and read their questions into the mike. — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, "Orbiting astronaut talks life in space with San Bruno students via ham radio," 7 Mar. 2018 More recently, the couple are shown cavorting about St. Kitts and Nevis, where Bakker claims he’s in talks with the prime minister about erecting a shortwave transmitter. — David Weiss, Newsweek, "Disgraced Preacher Jim Bakker's New Doomsday Pitch," 27 Mar. 2016

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