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Definition of shortwave noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

shortwave

noun

NAmE//ˈʃɔrtweɪv//

[countable, uncountable] (abbreviation SW)

a radio wave that has a frequency greater than 3 megahertz compare long wave, medium wave

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