waveband

Examples

• All

• You can tune into your favorite station by selecting the correct waveband on your radio.

• For a single dish, engineers must build and maintain one receiver per waveband.

  Academic text (1996)

• The galaxy is observed here on Earth in "green" and "red" but is missing in the "blue" waveband.

  Academic text (2000)

• Radio Rock, 203 meters on the medium waveband.

  The Boat That Rocked (2009)

• 203 meters on the medium waveband is silent for the first time.

  The Boat That Rocked (2009)

• However, the emission in various wavebands can vary much more substantially.

  Blog text (29)

• I have a report here that says that last week the distress call of a fishing boat wasn't heard because its radio waveband was blocked by Radio Rock.

  The Boat That Rocked (2009)

• You're listening to Simple Simon's Breakfast Show on 203 meters in the medium waveband.

  The Boat That Rocked (2009)

• This instrument records brightness in nine wavebands of visible and infrared light as a way to examine particles and gases in the Martian atmosphere.

  Blog text (31)

• The new telescope is capable of observing celestial objects across multiple wavebands of light.

Synonyms

B

band

vswaveband

• Specialized

66 4.8

A range of radio waves used for signals

is limited to ranges used for broadcasting or signal transmission

F

frequency band

vswaveband

• Specialized

2 4.2

A range of radio waves used for one purpose, like TV or radio

is about ranges used for broadcasting rather than formal allocation

How Wide

ultrawideband

• Specialized

7.7

broadband

• Specialized

3.9

waveband

• Specialized

1 7.0

narrowband

• Specialized

1 6.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology