waveguide

ˈweɪvɡaɪd

Definition

Definition of waveguide - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

microwave path

TECH.

solid rod or hollow tube guiding microwaves

TECH.

The microwave signal traveled through the waveguide.

transmission line

wave direction

TECH.

structure guiding electromagnetic, light, or sound waves

TECH.

The waveguide efficiently directed the laser beam.

conduit

transmission line

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waveguide grating

patterned region on a waveguide used to control or filter guided waves

The sensor uses a waveguide grating to detect tiny changes in refractive index.

Origin of waveguide

English, wave (oscillation) + guide (channel)

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glass fibre

telecommunications

thin glass fiber used as a waveguide

horn antenna

technology

type of antenna with a flared waveguide or tube

horn antenna

radio

microwave antenna with an open waveguide shape

waveguide grating

optics

patterned region on a waveguide used to control or filter guided waves

Examples of waveguide in a sentence

The waveguide was crucial for the radar system.
The engineer designed a new waveguide for the antenna.
Waveguides are crucial in microwave technology.

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French:guide d'ondes, guide d'ondes électromagnétiques, ...
German:Hohlleiter, ...
Italian:guida d'onda, ...
Spanish:guía de ondas, canal de ondas, ...
Portuguese:guia de ondas, condutor de ondas, ...
Chinese:波导, 波导器, ...
Japanese:導波管, 導波路, ...
Arabic:دَلِيل مَوْجِي, دَلِيل مُوجَة, ...
Hebrew:מַנְחֶה גַּלִּים, מַסְלוּל גַּלִּים, ...
Russian:волновод, ...
Ukrainian:хвилевід, ...
Hindi:वेवगाइड, तरंग मार्गदर्शक, ...
Bengali:ওয়েভগাইড, তরঙ্গনির্দেশক, ...
Catalan:guia d'ones, guia d'ones electromagnètiques, ...
Czech:vlnovod, světlovod, ...
Danish:bølgeledning, bølgeleder, ...
Dutch:golfgeleider, golfbuis, ...
Greek:κυματοδηγός, ...
Hungarian:hullámvezető, vezetőcsatorna, ...
Khmer:បំពង់នាំរលក, បំពង់ដឹកនាំរលក, ...
Korean:도파관, 웨이브가이드, ...
Persian:موج‌بر, ...
Polish:falowód, ...
Portuguese (BR):guia de ondas, condutor de ondas, ...
Romanian:ghid de undă, ghidaj de undă, ...
Swedish:vågledare, vågriktare, ...
Thai:ท่อนำคลื่น, ไกด์เวฟ, ...
Turkish:dalga kılavuzu, dalga rehberi, ...
Vietnamese:ống dẫn sóng, dẫn sóng, ...

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