Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

continuous wave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: con-tin-u-ous wave
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency, typically a sine wave, that for mathematical analysis is considered to be of infinite duration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An early method of radio transmission in which a sinusoidal carrier wave is switched on and off, and information is carried in the varying duration of the on and off periods.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

continuous waves (plural)

Synonyms

CW

Questions

What does continuous wave mean?: An electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency, typically a sine wave, that for mathematical analysis is considered to be of infinite duration.

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