half-wave

UK: /ˈhɑːf ˌweɪv/

Definition

Definition of half-wave - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physics

TECH.

part of a repeating wave equal to half one full cycle

TECH.

Each half-wave of the signal carries important timing information.

technology

TECH.

length in space matching half the wavelength of a wave

TECH.

The antenna was designed to be exactly one half-wave long.

half-wavelength

Adjective

physics

TECH.

relating to using or matching only half of a full wave cycle

TECH.

A half-wave rectifier converts alternating current into a pulsed direct current.

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Origin of half-wave

Modern English compound: half (one of two) + wave (oscillation)

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half-wavelength

physics measurement

distance equal to half of a full wave cycle

Examples of half-wave in a sentence

We measured the voltage difference across a single half-wave of the signal.
The transmitter operates best when the dipole measures a precise half-wave.
We adjusted the cable length to match a half-wave at that frequency.
The antenna was designed to operate at a half-wave resonance frequency.
They replaced the full-wave dipole with a half-wave design for better efficiency.

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French:demi-onde, en demi-onde, ...
German:Halbwelle, halbwellig, ...
Italian:semionda, a semionda, ...
Spanish:semionda, de media onda, ...
Portuguese:meia onda, meia-onda, ...
Chinese:半波, 半波的, ...
Japanese:半波, 半波の, ...
Arabic:نِصْفُ مَوْجَةٍ, نِصْفِيُّ الْمَوْجَة, ...
Hebrew:חֲצִי גַּל, חֲצִי גַּל, ...
Russian:полуволна, полуволновой, ...
Ukrainian:півхвиля, півхвильовий, ...
Hindi:अर्ध तरंग, अर्धतरंग, ...
Bengali:হাফ ওয়েভ, অর্ধ-তরঙ্গবিশিষ্ট, ...
Catalan:mitja ona, de mitja ona, ...
Czech:půlvlna, půlvlnný, ...
Danish:halvbølge, som kun udnytter den ene halvdel af en bølgeperiode, ...
Dutch:halfgolf, halve golflengte, ...
Greek:ημίκυμα, ημιακυματικός, ...
Hungarian:félhullám, félhullámú, ...
Khmer:ពាក់កណ្តាលរលក, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងពាក់កណ្តាលនៃវដ្តរលកពេញមួយ, ...
Korean:반파, 반파의, ...
Persian:نیم‌موج, نیمه‌موجی, ...
Polish:półfala, połówkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):meia onda, meia-onda, ...
Romanian:semiondă, de jumătate de undă, ...
Swedish:halvvåg, halvvågs, ...
Thai:ครึ่งคลื่น, ครึ่งรอบคลื่น, ...
Turkish:yarım dalga, ...
Vietnamese:nửa chu kỳ sóng, nửa chu kỳ, ...

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