shortwave
noun
short·wave
ˈshȯrt-ˌwāv 
often attributive
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
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Maxar Technologies Maxar also released a shortwave infrared image, which shows the heat coming from burning buildings during the fire Wednesday.
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Ece Yildirim,russell Leung,fred Imbert,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The image was captured Jan. 8 by Maxar Technologies' shortwave infrared sensor.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
While technical systems are expected to experience only moderate effects during the storm, the solar flare that triggered these CMEs caused a brief shortwave radio blackout over parts of Africa and the South Atlantic Ocean shortly after erupting, according to SpaceWeather.com.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
In the beginning, the Foreign Information Service produced material for distribution by shortwave radio station in Europe.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Ece Yildirim,russell Leung,fred Imbert,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
The image was captured Jan. 8 by Maxar Technologies' shortwave infrared sensor.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
While technical systems are expected to experience only moderate effects during the storm, the solar flare that triggered these CMEs caused a brief shortwave radio blackout over parts of Africa and the South Atlantic Ocean shortly after erupting, according to SpaceWeather.com.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
In the beginning, the Foreign Information Service produced material for distribution by shortwave radio station in Europe.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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shortwave
noun
short·wave
ˈshȯrt-ˈwāv
: a radio wave with a wavelength between 10 and 100 meters
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shortwave
noun
short·wave
ˈshȯrt-ˈwāv
1
: a radio wave having a wavelength between 10 and 100 meters
2
: electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength equal to or less than that of visible light
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