electromagnetic wave
/ɪ,lɛktroʊmæɡ'nɛtɪk_weɪv/
Definition that contains electromagnetic wave
- radio a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
- pulse produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
- microwave a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
- microwave kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
- wireless a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
- infrared the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
- ether a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
- hertz German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)
- modulate vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
- pulsate produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses