Tom listens to the news on a shortwave radio.
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Shortwave
/ˈʃɔːtˌweɪv/
Synonyms for "shortwave" (41 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (9)
audio-frequencybeambroadcastcarriercarrier waveelectric waveelectromagnetic waveground wavehertzian wave
Strong matches (12)
Noun(5 words)
hf bandhf broadcastinghf radiohf receiverhigh frequency band
Related words (20)
radiateradioradio wavesendsign offsign onsky wavesportscastsuperheterodynetransmitwavelengthwireless
Noun(8 words)
short-wavelength radiationshortwave broadcastingshortwave radiationshortwave receivershortwave setshortwave spectrumshortwave transmissionsshortwaves
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesbroadcastingelectromagnetic radiationmass communicationradio apparatusradio bandradio technologytelecommunication device
More specific
13 entriescultural programemergency broadcasthandheld shortwave radionews broadcastportable shortwave radioshortwave broadcastshortwave broadcastingshortwave infraredshortwave serviceshortwave stationshortwave transmissiontabletop shortwave radiovisible light
Collocations
9 entriesshortwave antennashortwave bandshortwave bandsshortwave broadcastshortwave frequenciesshortwave propagationshortwave radioshortwave receivershortwave transmitter
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesshortwave antennashortwave broadcastingshortwave equipmentshortwave radioshortwave receivershortwave transmitter
Translations
6 translations across 5 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- караткахва́левы adj (of radio equipment)
Finnish
1 entries- lyhytaalto- adj (of radio equipment)
Italian
1 entries- onda corta adj (of radio equipment)
Russian
2 entries- коротково́лновый adj (of radio equipment)
- коротковолно́вый adj (of radio equipment)
Ukrainian
1 entries- короткохвильови́й adj (of radio equipment)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Shortwaves are longer than microwaves.
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Many stations broadcast on shortwaves.
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The fun of listening to shortwave while in a car or boat is diminished by spark-plug noise created while the engine is running.
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