long wave

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawng, long weyv]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ weɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawng, long weyv]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ weɪv/

Definitions of long wave words

noun long wave Electricity. an electromagnetic wave over 60 meters in length. 1
abbreviation LONG WAVE L wave. 1
uncountable noun long wave Long wave is a range of radio waves which are used for broadcasting. 0
noun long wave a radio wave with a wavelength greater than 1000 metres 0
noun long wave (as modifier) 0
modifier long wave using long wave 0

See all 7 definitions of long wave

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Origin of long wave

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Long wave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Long wave

long wave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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.

long wave usage trend in Literature

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