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Swedish
Etymology
kort + våg, cognate with English shortwave, used in Swedish at least since 1933. The adjective 'kortvågig' can be traced to 1872, compounds like 'kortvågsradio' to the mid 1920s, of which 'kortvåg' is a shorthand. Still in 1929, it was common to write 'korta vågor' (short waves), but 'kortvåg' became common in the 1930s.
Noun
kortvåg c
- (uncountable) shortwave, a range of the radio frequency spectrum from 3 to 30 MHz, its capability to convey signals
- Och fram mot morgonen var fortfarande kortvågen mycket dålig
- And towards daybreak the shortwave was still very poor
- a radio wave or electromagnetic signal in this range
- kortvågor studsar på havsytan
- shortwaves bounce on the ocean surface
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