waveband

English

Etymology

wave +‎ band

Noun

waveband (plural wavebands)

(physics) A range of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies; for example shortwave or mediumwave radio.
- 2013, Friedrich G. Barth, Ecology of Sensing:
  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.

Translations

wavelength

Bulgarian: честотна лента f (čestotna lenta)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 波段 (zh) (bōduàn)
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: aaltoalue (fi), taajuusalue (fi)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.