Word familynounshortageshortenershorteningshortieshortnessshortarseshortbreadshortcakeshort circuitshortcomingshortfallshortgownshorthandshorthornshortlistshortstopshort storyshortswordshort-termismshort waveverbshortenshort-changeadjectiveshortishshortarmshortcrustshort-haulshortholdshort-livedshort-rangeshort-sightedshort-staffedshort-temperedshort-termshortadverbshortly
Related topics: Broadcasting
ˈshort wave noun [uncountableU]
TCBa range of short radio waves used for broadcasting around the world 短波
→long wave, medium wave
Examples from the Corpus
short wave• It says that, in affected areas, only a minority listens on short wave.• Broadcasting was on short wave only and at such low power that the reception area was limited, scattered and unpredictable.