Meanings
adjectivelongwave (not comparable)
alternative long wave
- not comparableHaving a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters.
- not comparableCapable of transmitting or receiving signals at such a wavelength.
nounlongwave (uncountable)
alternative long wave
- uncountablebroadcastingRadio having a wavelength greater than 1000 meters.
He likes to listen to BBC Radio 4 on longwave.
Origin
Translations
Catalan ona llarga
- ona llargahaving a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Chinese Mandarin 長波 /长波
- 長波 /长波 (chángbō)having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Danish langbølge
- langbølgehaving a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Dutch langegolf
- langegolfhaving a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
French grande onde
- grande ondehaving a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
German langwellig
- langwellighaving a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Japanese 長波
- 長波 (chōha)having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Korean 장파
- 장파 (jangpa)having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Russian длинноволно́вый, длинново́лновый
- длинноволно́вый (dlinnovolnóvyj)having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
- длинново́лновый (dlinnovólnovyj)having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Swedish långvåg
- långvåghaving a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Thai คลื่นยาว
- คลื่นยาว (klʉ̂ʉn-yaao)having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Ukrainian довгохвильови́й
- довгохвильови́й (dovhoxvylʹovýj)having a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
Vietnamese sóng dài
- sóng dàihaving a wavelength of greater than 1000 meters
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APA
longwave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longwave
MLA
“longwave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longwave. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “longwave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longwave.
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