microwave spectrum

noun

, Electronics.

1. a spectrum of electromagnetic radiations whose wavelengths fall in the microwave range.

Word History and Origins

Origin of microwave spectrum¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

SWOT's main radar instrument operates at the so-called Ka-band frequency of the microwave spectrum, allowing its scans to penetrate cloud cover and darkness over wide swaths of Earth's surface.

From Reuters

SWOT's radar instrument operates at the so-called Ka-band frequency of the microwave spectrum, allowing scans to penetrate cloud cover and darkness over wide swaths of the Earth.

From Reuters

To probe the matter, Weiss and his graduate student Muehlner built a device that would fly on a weather balloon and measure the microwave spectrum to shorter wavelengths.

From Science Magazine

Streaming high-definition movies and online gaming are straining the capacity of many Wi-Fi networks, and precious little space is left for additional transmission channels in the radio and microwave spectrum.

From Scientific American

At NPL they are experimenting with the elements strontium and ytterbium that operate at far, far higher frequencies - right up in the optical rather than the microwave spectrum.

From BBC