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skywave

skywave noun: an electromagnetic wave refracted back to the Earth by the ionosphere.

Noun

skywave (plural skywaves)

  1. An electromagnetic wave refracted back to the Earth by the ionosphere.

Forms of skywave

pluralskywaves

Origin of skywave

From sky + wave.

Questions about skywave

What does skywave mean?
Skywave means an electromagnetic wave refracted back to the Earth by the ionosphere.
What part of speech is skywave?
Skywave is a noun.
What is the plural of skywave?
The plural of skywave is skywaves.

Words near skywave in the dictionary

  1. skywatched
  2. skywatcher
  3. skywatchers
  4. skywatches
  5. skywatching
  6. skywave
  7. skywaves
  8. skyway
  9. skyways
  10. skyworthy
  11. skywrite

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