all-wave receiver

all-wave receiver

[¦ȯl ¦wāv ri′sē·vər]

(electronics)

A radio receiver capable of being tuned from about 535 kilohertz to at least 20 megahertz; some go above 100 megahertz and thus cover the FM band also.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.