extraordinary wave

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noun Radio.

(of the two waves into which a radio wave is divided in the ionosphere under the influence of the earth's magnetic field) the wave with characteristics different from those that the undivided wave would have exhibited in the absence of the magnetic field.

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Also called X-wave.

Compare ordinary wave.

Origin of extraordinary wave

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby extraordinary wave

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Thus it attracted a wave of cowboy operators to fly passengers and cargo between cities.
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There have been previous waves of people moving to Texas, and we are now experiencing the latest wave.
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The army has since conducted a brutal wave of jailings against activists and journalists.
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This breach is an extraordinary emotional drag on the exhausted population.
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We prefer to wave away the warning signs; like The Interview, Mulholland Drive was comfortably downplayed as over-the-top satire.
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At this moment an extraordinary commotion began among the watches.
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But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?
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The fingers of all the clocks in the house were revolving with the most extraordinary rapidity--she was helpless.
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The wave-like movement of these animals is particularly graceful and cleverly done.
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An extraordinary eruption of mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.
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