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Waveguide

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wave guidenouna hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar

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wave guidenouna hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar
ionospherenounThe part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
striplinenoun(physics) A form of electromagnetic transmission medium that uses a flat strip of metal sandwiched between dielectrics
conduitnounA channel or pathway through which something is conducted, carried, etc.
guidenounSomeone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
channelnounSomething through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
ductnounA pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.
fibernoun(uncountable) A material in the form of fibers.
microstripnounA thin conducting strip, separated from another conductor by a layer of dielectric, used to conduct microwaves
wave platenounAlternative form of waveplate. [(physics) A thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization]
wavemakernoun(physics) An oscillating device that creates reproducible waves in a liquid.
bow wavenounThe wave that forms at the bow of a ship as it moves through the water, and defines the outer limits of the ship's wake.
hornnoun(countable, zootomy) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
transmission linenounA set of wires used for long-distance electric power transmission.
wavenounA moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
waveshapernoun(music) An audio effect that performs waveshaping.
wavetablenounA collection of many single-cycle waveforms with subtly changing harmonic contents, sometimes based on a sample of a real musical instrument, used in sound synthesis.
waveletnounA small wave; a ripple.
wireframenoun(web design) A basic visual guide used to suggest the layout of fundamental elements in a web interface
waveshapingnoun(music) A type of distortion synthesis in which complex spectra are produced from simple tones by altering the shape of the waveform.

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