longwave

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longwave

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Alternative forms

• long wave (noun)

Etymology

From long +‎ wave.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

longwave (not comparable)

1. (of radio waves) Having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
2. (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)

1. (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