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WAVE GUIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wave guide mean?
• WAVE GUIDE (noun)
The noun WAVE GUIDE has 1 sense:
1. a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar
Familiarity information: WAVE GUIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
wave guide; waveguide
Hypernyms ("wave guide" is a kind of...):
conductor (a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.)
Holonyms ("wave guide" is a part of...):
microwave radar; radar; radio detection and ranging; radiolocation (measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects)
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