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WAVE GUIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar
Synonyms:
wave guide; waveguide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)