1. short wave - Noun
2. short wave - Adjective
a radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a frequency greater than 3 megahertz)
Source: WordNetshort-wave
At a tactical level, new short-wave radar sets that could detect surfaced U-boats and were suitable for both small ships and aircraft began to arrive during 1941. Source: Internet
Digital radio broadcasting is developing fast with the Voice of Russia announced on 1 July 2004, the successful implementation, and planned expansion, of its DRM broadcasts on short-wave and medium-wave. Source: Internet
History Development Radio Amateurs carried out the first short wave transmissions over a long distance before Guglielmo Marconi Early radio telegraphy had used long wave transmissions. Source: Internet
International short wave radio stations such as The Voice of America, BBC, and Radio Ceylon played a major part in bringing Western pop, folk, and rock music to the masses. Source: Internet
For this reason Germany began broadcasting on UKW ("Ultrakurzwelle", i.e. ultra short wave, nowadays called VHF ) which was not covered by the Copenhagen plan. Source: Internet
However, at that time, no practical "short wave" (defined then as any frequency above 500 kHz) amplifier existed, due to the limitations of existing triodes. Source: Internet