ground wave

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ground weyv]
- /graʊnd weɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ground weyv]
- /graʊnd weɪv/

Definitions of ground wave words

noun ground wave a radio wave that propagates on or near the earth's surface and is affected by the ground and the troposphere. 1
noun ground wave a radio wave that travels directly between a transmitting and a receiving aerial 0
noun ground wave a radio wave that follows the curvature of the earth near the ground 0

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Origin of ground wave

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Ground wave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ground wave

ground wave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ground wave usage trend in Literature

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