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PRONUNCIATION OF MEDIUM WAVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEDIUM WAVE

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Medium wave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEDIUM WAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Medium wave

Medium wave is the part of the medium frequency radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting. For Europe the MW band ranges from 526.5 kHz to 1606.5 kHz and in North America an extended MW broadcast band goes from 535 kHz to 1705 kHz.

Definition of medium wave in the English dictionary

The definition of medium wave in the dictionary is a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 metres.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEDIUM WAVE

medium
medium close shot
medium frequency
medium of exchange
medium range missile
medium rare
medium-dated
medium-dry
medium-fine pen
medium-priced
medium-range ballistic missile
medium-sized
medium-sweet
medium-term
medium-wave
mediumistic
mediums
mediumship
medius

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEDIUM WAVE

carrier wave
complex wave
electromagnetic wave
finger wave
gravitational wave
gravity wave
heat wave
long wave
new wave
permanent wave
radio wave
shock wave
short wave
sine wave
sky wave
sound wave
square wave
surface acoustic wave
tidal wave
travelling wave
wave

Synonyms and antonyms of medium wave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «medium wave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEDIUM WAVE

Find out the translation of medium wave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of medium wave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «medium wave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

中波
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

onda media
570 millions of speakers

English

medium wave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मध्यम लहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الموجة المتوسطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

средние волны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

onda média
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাঝারি তরঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

onde moyenne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gelombang sederhana
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mittelwelle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中波
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelombang menengah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sóng trung bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடுத்தர அலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यम लाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Orta dalga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

onde medie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fale średnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

середні хвилі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

val mediu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεσαία κύματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

medium golf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mellanvåg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mellombølge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of medium wave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDIUM WAVE»

The term «medium wave» is regularly used and occupies the 80.916 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDIUM WAVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about medium wave

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEDIUM WAVE»

Discover the use of medium wave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to medium wave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Scientist
The broadcasts, all on medium wave, claimed a large, youthful and newly affluent audience. More than 10 million people deserted the BBC for the lively sounds of the pirate stations, and as the law stood at the time there was no way of closing ...
2
The New Radio Receiver Building Handbook
The medium wave band, usually called the “AM band” contains U.S. commercial AM broadcast stations and this radio band once held the prominence enjoyed by television services today. The frequency span is from 530 to 1710 kHz. AM radio  ...
Lyle Russell Williams, Bsee Lyle Russell Williams, 2006
3
Propaganda and Information in Eastern India 1939-45: A ...
A salient problem was that the reach of the All-India Radio's transmissions, most of which were on medium-wave frequencies, was curbed by the technology available at the time. To the frustration of many officials based within the Government ...
Sanjoy Bhattacharya, 2013
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Voice of America: Management Actions Needed to Adjust to a ...
Medium wave broadcasting, known as AM in the United States, is used in most of the world. The medium wave band tends to be congested, and the frequencies are generally reserved for host country broadcasters rather than international ...
Danny R Burton, Jess T Ford, John L Brummet, Lenora R Fuller, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL A FFAIRS DIV, Thomas J Schulz, 1992
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Ofcom: the effectiveness of converged regulation, twentieth ...
You may be aware that they are trying to get a medium-wave licence or a medium-wave piece of the spectrum. Ed Richards: Yes I am. Mr Bacon: Ofcom announced in December 2006 that it wouldn't be issuing any more commercial licences ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts, 2011
6
Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
5 Modification I (15 Feb 1936) Experimental Type 2 Medium-Wave Xmtr No. 5 Modification 1 Type 3 Medium-Wave Xmtr No. 7 Type 92 Xmtr No. 4 Modification 1(11 Nov 1933) Type 91 Long- & Short- Wave Xmtr No. 4 Modification 1 (11 Nov  ...
Eric Lacroix, 1997
7
Making Broadcasting Useful: The African Experience : the ...
Three 100kW medium wave and two 100kW short-wave transmitters are used. The international service transmits from Addis Ababa in English, French, Arabic, Somali, Afar, and Amharic. Two 100kW short-wave transmitters are used.
Eberhard George Wedell, 1986
8
Antenna And Wave Propagation
The medium wave (535 kHz - 1605 kHz) broadcast service generally uses the ground wave. However some energy is transmitted towards ionoshpere. But during day time the energy is completely absorbed by the ionosphere. And during night ...
U.A.Bakshi, A.V.Bakshi, 2009
9
FCO Performance and Finances 2011-12: Fifth Report of ...
Medium wave—Middle East — The Arabic medium wave service to Syria and Lebanon will continue, but will be reduced from 18 hours per day to eight. —- The Arabic medium wave service to Egypt will also be reduced, to six hours per day ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee, 2013
10
Wireless Transmitters: Wireless Microphone, List of European ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEDIUM WAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term medium wave is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Heraeus Noblelight installs new gas catalytic infrared oven at …
This initiates a chemical reaction, which produces carbon dioxide, water vapour and infrared radiation in the long to low-medium wave band of ... «The Engineer, Jul 15»
2
New Tranent studios for radio station
Trustee and presenter Iain Swanston said: “In the early years of radio, we would happily listen to medium wave and long wave. “Then there was ... «East Lothian News, Jul 15»
3
It's Time to Reassess AM
For broadcasters the analog shortwave, longwave and medium wave (AM) bands seem to be old hat. AM has been largely ditched or at least ... «Radio World, Jul 15»
4
Vividh Bharati, Cuttack on FM
Vividh Bharati Cuttack was being aired over medium wave frequency through a 1 KW transmitter. From Tuesday, the service has moved to the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Sports Analysis: Creating space the name of the game
The joy of hearing that brass band kick in at 5pm on Saturday via crackly BBC radio medium wave, signalling the imminent arrival of James ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
Mahafil-e-Shabina to be held today in major mosques of Pakistan
Radio Pakistan would broadcast Shabina live from Faisal Mosque through its Medium wave, FM-94, FM-93 and Medium wave 1152. «The News Teller, Jul 15»
7
PICTURES: Bentley ordered by Ian Fleming to be sold after 30 years …
It came with Connolly leather seats and a medium wave radio with the bodywork carried out by HJ Mulliner. Fleming handled the sale on ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
8
VOA Launches Audio App in Partnership with AudioNow
VOA programs are delivered on satellite, cable, shortwave, FM, medium wave, streaming audio and video and more than 2,350 media outlets ... «Inside VOA, Jul 15»
9
Meet Zane Lowe, Apple Music's unlikely tastemaker
... be less like other music streaming services and more like the radio stations of old that one could tune into on short wave or medium wave. «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
10
Anderson Thermal Devices Offering Fast Response Medium Wave
Hawthorne, NJ-based designers of leading-class industrial infrared lamps, Anderson Thermal Devices have just announced they're now ... «PR.com, Jun 15»

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