indirect wave

indirect wave

[‚in·də′rekt ′wāv]

(physics)

Any radio wave which arrives by an indirect path, having undergone an abrupt change of direction by refraction or reflection.

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indirect wave

Any radio wave that arrives by an indirect path, having undergone an abrupt change of direction by refraction or reflection. See direct wave.

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