sky wave

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skahy weyv]
- /skaɪ weɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skahy weyv]
- /skaɪ weɪv/

Definitions of sky wave words

noun sky wave a radio wave propagated upward from earth, whether reflected by the ionosphere or not. 1
noun sky wave a radio wave reflected back to the earth by the ionosphere (ionospheric wave), permitting transmission around the curved surface of the earth 0
noun sky wave a radio wave that is reflected back to earth from one of the layers of the ionosphere 0

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Origin of sky 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 Sky wave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sky wave

sky 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 71% 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.

sky wave usage trend in Literature

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