释义 |
continuous waves noun plural 1. : radio waves that continue with unchanging intensity or amplitude without modulation and that are used in telegraphy in which the wave is turned on and off with a key to form the dots and dashes of a code < continuous-wave telegraphy > — abbr. CW 2. : radio waves of which the intensity continues unchanged except for modulation — called also modulated continuous waves; see interrupted continuous waves |