WAVES, ELECTRIC.--Electromagnetic waves set up in and transmitted by and through the ether.
- Continuous. Abbreviated C.W.--Waves that are emitted without a break from the aerial. Also called undamped waves.
- Discontinuous.--Waves that are emitted periodically from the aerial. Also called damped waves. Damped.--See Discontinuous Waves.
- Intermediate.--Waves from 600 to 2,000 meters in length.
- Long.--Waves over 2,000 meters in length. Radio.--Electric waves used in wireless telegraphy and telephony.
- Short.--Waves up to 600 meters in length.
- Wireless.--Electric waves used in wireless telegraphy and telephony.
- Undamped.--See Continuous Waves.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CODE.--See Code, International.
WIRE, ENAMELLED.--Wire that is given a thin coat of enamel which insulates it.
WIRE, PHOSPHOR BRONZE.--A very strong wire made of an alloy of copper and containing a trace of phosphorus.
WIRED WIRELESS.--Continuous waves of high frequency that are sent over telephone wires instead of through space. Also called line radio communication; carrier frequency telephony, carrier current telephony; guided wave telephony and wired wireless.
X'S.--See Static.
ZINCITE.--See Detector.