continuous wave (English, noun)
expansion: continuous wave (countable and uncountable, plural continuous waves)
Senses:
glosses: An electromagnetic wave of constant amplitude and frequency, typically a sine wave, that for mathematical analysis is considered to be of infinite duration.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: broadcasting
media
radio
glosses: 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.
tags: historical
uncountable
Forms:
form: continuous waves
tags: plural