microwave spectrum
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of microwave spectrum
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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SWOT's main radar instrument operates at the so-called Ka-band frequency of the microwave spectrum, allowing its scans to penetrate cloud cover and darkness over wide swaths of Earth's surface.
From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2022
SWOT's radar instrument operates at the so-called Ka-band frequency of the microwave spectrum, allowing scans to penetrate cloud cover and darkness over wide swaths of the Earth.
From Reuters • Dec. 13, 2022
To probe the matter, Weiss and his graduate student Muehlner built a device that would fly on a weather balloon and measure the microwave spectrum to shorter wavelengths.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 4, 2016
At NPL they are experimenting with the elements strontium and ytterbium that operate at far, far higher frequencies - right up in the optical rather than the microwave spectrum.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2014
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