ordinary wave

American  

noun

1. 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 more nearly resembling those that the undivided wave would have exhibited in the absence of the magnetic field.

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Example Sentences

But one person in a nearby car recognized the signal from TikTok, and knew it was no ordinary wave.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2021

Dave also pioneered a new crowd move, the slow-motion wave, which is somehow much, much funnier than an ordinary wave.

From Time Magazine Archive

CJ got a 9.8 for his first wave, and then a ten for his second quarter-final run, which was actually a comparatively ordinary wave made freakish by his calm disposition and style.

From Time Magazine Archive

Think of how helpless one is when bathing, against an ordinary wave.

From Patience Wins War in the Works by Fenn, George Manville

This condenser, which is shown at D, is made in two sizes, the smaller one being large enough for all ordinary wave lengths while the larger one is for proportionately longer wave lengths.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)