Meanings
plural waveguides · alternative wave guide
- A structure which guides waves, such as electromagnetic waves, light, or sound waves.
present singular third person waveguides · participle present waveguiding · participle past waveguided · past waveguided · alternative wave guide
- To act as a waveguide for.
The advantage of transverse magnetic polarization, however, is the possibility of exploiting surface plasmons for waveguiding.
2009 January 8, Y. Chassagneux, R. Colombelli, W. Maineult, S. Barbieri, H. E. Beere, D. A. Ritchie, S. P. Khanna, E. H. Linfield, A. G. Davies, “Electrically pumped photonic-crystal terahertz lasers controlled by boundary conditions”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7226, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian вълновод
- вълновод (vălnovod)a structure which guides waves
Chinese Mandarin 波導 /波导
- 波導 /波导 (bōdǎo)a structure which guides waves
Dutch golfgeleider, golfpijp
- golfgeleidera structure which guides waves
- golfpijpa structure which guides waves
Finnish aaltojohto
- aaltojohtoa structure which guides waves
French guide d'onde
- guide d'ondea structure which guides waves
German Wellenleiter
- Wellenleitera structure which guides waves
Japanese 導波路
- 導波路 (dōharo)a structure which guides waves
Polish falowód
- falowóda structure which guides waves
Russian волново́д
- волново́д (volnovód)a structure which guides waves
Cite this entry
waveguide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveguide
“waveguide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveguide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waveguide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waveguide.
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