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long wave

n.
A radio wave with a wavelength in excess of 1,000 meters.
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long wave

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long-wave

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(Telecommunications)
a. a radio wave with a wavelength greater than 1000 metres
b. (as modifier): a long-wave broadcast.
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Noun1.long wave - a radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a frequency below 300 kilohertz)
radio emission, radio radiation, radio wave - an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m
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long wave

n (Radio) → onde fpl lunghe
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