Heaviside layer

noun

E layer.

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Origin of Heaviside layer

First recorded in 1910–15; named after O. Heaviside
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British Dictionary definitions for heaviside layer

Heaviside layer

noun

the E region of the ionosphereSee E region
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Scientific definitions for heaviside layer

Heaviside layer
[ hĕv′ē-sīd′ ]

See E region.
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