Meanings
plural wavebands
- natural sciencesA range of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies; for example shortwave or mediumwave radio.
Since stomiids are sensitive to the far-red bioluminescence produced by their suborbital photophores, which other animals in the deepsea cannot sea, they have what could be regarded as a private waveband.
2013, Friedrich G. Barth, Ecology of Sensing
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian честотна лента
- честотна лента (čestotna lenta)range of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies
Chinese Mandarin 波段
- 波段 (bōduàn)range of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies
Finnish aaltoalue, taajuusalue
- aaltoaluerange of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies
- taajuusaluerange of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies
Hungarian hullámsáv
- hullámsávrange of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies
Cite this entry
waveband. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveband
“waveband.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveband. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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