waveband
- noun
- /ˈweɪvˌbænd/
- Specialized
- Different wavebands are used for television broadcasts to ensure clear signal transmission.
Examples
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You can tune into your favorite station by selecting the correct waveband on your radio.
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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.
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203 meters on the medium waveband is silent for the first time.
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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.
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You're listening to Simple Simon's Breakfast Show on 203 meters in the medium waveband.
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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
A range of radio waves used for signals
A range of radio waves used for one purpose, like TV or radio
How Wide
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word waveband is made from wave and band, where wave means 'a moving signal or ripple' and band means 'a range or group'. So, a waveband is the 'range of waves' used to send radio or TV signals.