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skip distance

skip dis·tance
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skip dis-tuh ns]
    • /skɪp ˈdɪs təns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skip dis-tuh ns]
    • /skɪp ˈdɪs təns/

Definitions of skip distance words

  • noun skip distance the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere. 1
  • noun skip distance the shortest distance between a transmitter and a receiver that will permit reception of radio waves of a specified frequency by one reflection from the ionosphere 0
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Origin of skip distance

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Skip distance

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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skip distance popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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