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Meaning of "off-air" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OFF-AIR

off-air play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFF-AIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Off-Air can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OFF-AIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Off-the-air

In telecommunication, the term off-air or off-the-air has the following meanings: ▪ In radio communications systems, pertaining to a radio station or television station that is completely shut down, i.e. that is not transmitting any signal, not even an un-modulated carrier wave. Other terms in this context include "dark" or "silent", though those terms were typically used for a station that has left the air for an extended period of time, or permanently; while "off-the-air" is generally used for a brief period of time, or for a station that has recently stopped broadcasting. ▪ In a radio station, pertaining to a particular source of modulation, such as a specific microphone, that is disconnected, i.e. is no longer capable of modulating the carrier. Note: The carrier wave may continue unmodulated or it may be modulated by another signal source, such as a subcarrier. Also, off-the-air may be synonymous with over-the-air or from-the-air, as in picking up a terrestrial broadcast TV station off-the-air instead of from cable TV.

Definition of off-air in the English dictionary

The definition of off-air in the dictionary is obtained by reception of a radiated broadcasting signal rather than by line feed. Other definition of off-air is connected with a radio or television programme but not broadcast.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OFF-AIR

off year
off-balance sheet reserve
off-beam
off-Broadway
off-camera
off-campus
off-centre
off-chance
off-color
off-colour
off-duty
off-glide
off-grid
off-guard
off-key
off-licence
off-limits
off-load
off-message
off-off-Broadway

WORDS THAT END LIKE OFF-AIR

a breath of fresh air
affair
air
air-to-air
Blair
chair
Clair
fair
free-to-air
ground-to-air
hair
heavier-than-air
hot air
in the air
pair
plein-air
repair
sair
surface-to-air
up in the air

Synonyms and antonyms of off-air in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «off-air» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OFF-AIR

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

Translator English - Chinese

停播
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fuera del aire
570 millions of speakers

English

off-air
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंद हवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خارج الهواء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вне эфира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fora do ar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বায়ু বন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hors- air
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luar udara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Off-Air-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オフエア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오프 공기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati-online
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

off- không khí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆஃப் காற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑफ एअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hava kapalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

off -air
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

off - powietrze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поза ефіром
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

off - aer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

off-air
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

off- lug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

takan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

off-air
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of off-air

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-AIR»

The term «off-air» is regularly used and occupies the 72.227 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OFF-AIR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «off-air» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «off-air» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about off-air

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFF-AIR»

Discover the use of off-air in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to off-air and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Falling Off Air
Robin Ballantyne's life is finally coming together.
Catherine Sampson, 2009
2
Lift Off: Air Vehicle Sketches and Renderings from the ...
Lift Off, the second volume in the Drawthrough collection, takes Scott Robertson's concept design sketches and renderings from surface to sky.
Scott Robertson, 2006
3
Off-Air Videotaping in Education: Copyright Issues, ...
Examines the legal issues involved in off-air videotaping for educational use and discusses copyright laws regarding videotaping
Esther Rita Sinofsky, 1984
4
Law for K-12 Libraries and Librarians
OFF-AIR TAPING Librarians are typically not involved in off-air taping, however, it is important to understand these guidelines for several reasons. Faculty members often tape television programs for classroom use. However, they may not ...
Lee Ann Torrans, 2003
5
Distance Education: Strategies and Tools
They specify periods of retention and use of such off-air recording in classrooms and similar places devoted to instruction and for homebound instruction. The purpose of establishing these guidelines is to provide standards for both owners  ...
Barry Donald Willis, 1994
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Copyright Law and Practice
Leonard Wasser, Writers Guild of America, East. Sanford Wolff, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.' GUIDELINES FOR OFF-AIR RECORDING OF BROADCAST PROGRAMMING FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES In March of ...
William F. Patry, 1994
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Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
... said lever and movable thereby In the opposite direction, and connection between said plunger and said valve whereby when the plunger Is moved by the spacing-levers said valve Is operated to cut off air to the box and exhaust the air- box.
United States. Patent Office, 1906
8
Complete Copyright for K-12 Librarians and Educators
Off-Air. Recording. of. Broadcast. Programming. for. Educational. Purposes. In March 1979, Congressman Robert Kastenmeier, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and Administration ofJustice, appointed a ...
Carrie Russell, 2012
9
Copyright, Fair Use, and the Challenge for Universities: ...
OFF-AIR. GUIDELINES. Federal Guidelines for Off-Air Recording of Broadcast Programming for Educational Purposes In March of 1979, Congressman Robert Kastenmeier, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and ...
Kenneth D. Crews, 1993
10
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a centrifugal compressor, an inlet and discharge line for said compressor, a demand measuring device in the inlet line of said compressor, a blow off valve in the discharge line of said compressor, a conduit for conveying the blown off air ...
‎1917

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFF-AIR»

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'Green Union Labor Lefty ABC' should take Q&A off-air: Liberal …
A Queensland Senator has called for the ABC to take Q&A off the air pending a review into the program as part of his "Green Union Labor Lefty ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
2
BBC3 to be taken off air and made online-only
PLANS to take BBC3 off-air have been given the seal of approval by the BBC Trust - but the body has rejected proposals for a BBC1 plus one ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Off-Air [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/off-air-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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