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],
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},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duǎnbō",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "短波"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "kortbølge"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kortegolf"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "lyhytaaltoinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "onde courte"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moḳleṭalɣiani",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "მოკლეტალღიანი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moḳleṭalɣuri",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "მოკლეტალღური"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "kurzwellig"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "onde corte"
},
{
"alt": "たんぱ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tanpa",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "短波"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "danpa",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "단파"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "īsviļņi"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "īsie viļņi"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "gelombang pendek"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "undă scurtă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "korotkovolnóvyj",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "коротковолно́вый"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "kortvågig"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "klʉ̂ʉn-sân",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "คลื่นสั้น"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "korotkoxvylʹovýj",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "короткохвильови́й"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "of radio waves",
"word": "sóng ngắn"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of radio equipment",
"word": "lyhytaalto-"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of radio equipment",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "onda corta"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "korotkoxvylʹovýj",
"sense": "of radio equipment",
"word": "короткохвильови́й"
}
],
"word": "shortwave"
}
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"text": "Shortwaves are longer than microwaves."
}
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[
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"physical-sciences",
"physics"
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{
"ref": "1972, Len Buckwalter, 99 Ways to Improve Your Shortwave Listening, page 90",
"text": "The fun of listening to shortwave while in a car or boat is diminished by spark-plug noise created while the engine is running.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"text": "Many stations broadcast on shortwaves."
}
],
"glosses": [
"Any frequency in this range, especially when used in broadcasting."
],
"links": [
[
"broadcasting",
"broadcasting"
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"(colloquial, usually in the plural) Any frequency in this range, especially when used in broadcasting."
],
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"en:Meteorology"
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"ref": "1973, Richard G. Hendl, Statistical Analysis of Shortwave Fadeout Occurrence for the Years 1955 to 1969",
"text": "Some doubt is cast on the quality of the shortwave fadeout data during the early part of the period considered.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1995, Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document., page 214",
"text": "A concise review is presented for the algorithm that has been tentatively selected to produce simulated net shortwave surface fluxes from measured TOA radiances.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1996, 1986 Daily Daylight Cloud Fraction, Shortwave Surface Radiation, and Transmittance for 502 Sites, page 1",
"text": "Shortwave radiative fluxes that reach the earth's surface are key factors that influence atmospheric and oceanic circulations as well as surface climate.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Downward radiation entering the earth's atmosphere that is in the shortwave frequency range."
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"links": [
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"meteorology"
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],
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"(meteorology) Downward radiation entering the earth's atmosphere that is in the shortwave frequency range."
],
"topics": [
"climatology",
"meteorology",
"natural-sciences"
]
}
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"ipa": "/ˈʃɔːtˌweɪv/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
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},
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]
},
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/En-us-shortwave.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
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{
"sense": "wave",
"word": "decameter wave"
},
{
"sense": "frequency",
"word": "high frequency"
},
{
"sense": "frequency",
"word": "HF"
},
{
"word": "short-wave"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "hluing:tui",
"sense": "wave",
"word": "လှိုင်းတို"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ona curta"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "dyun² bo¹",
"sense": "wave",
"word": "短波"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"roman": "tér-pho / té-pho / toán-pho",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "短波"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "duǎnbō",
"sense": "wave",
"word": "短波"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kortbølge"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kortegolf"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "wave",
"word": "lyhytaalto"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "onde courte"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Kurzwelle"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "laghu taraṅg",
"sense": "wave",
"word": "લઘુ તરંગ"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "onda corta"
},
{
"alt": "たんぱ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tanpa",
"sense": "wave",
"word": "短波"
},
{
"alt": "短波",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "danpa",
"sense": "wave",
"word": "단파"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "īsviļņi"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "īsie viļņi"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "kortbølge"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kortbølgje"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "onda curta"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "undă scurtă"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "onda corta"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "wave",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kortvåg"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "klʉ̂ʉn-sân",
"sense": "wave",
"word": "คลื่นสั้น"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "frequency",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "lyhytaallot"
}
],
"word": "shortwave"
}
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