Kennelly-Heaviside layer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Kennelly-Heaviside layer
1920–25; named after Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1861–1939), U.S. electrical engineer, and O. Heaviside
Example Sentences
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Ordinarily radio waves are held close to Earth by the Kennelly-Heaviside layer of electrified air.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oliver Heaviside is best remembered today as co-discoverer of the Kennelly-Heaviside layer, or ionosphere, which reflects radio waves and thus makes long-distance reception possible.
From Time Magazine Archive
In radio's pioneer days, when only one layer was known, it was called the Kennelly-Heaviside layer after its discoverers.
From Time Magazine Archive
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