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Noun: waveguide  'weyv,gId
  1. A hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar
    "The engineers designed a waveguide to efficiently transmit microwave signals";
    - wave guide

Derived forms: wave guides, waveguides

Type of: conductor

Part of: microwave radar, radar, radio detection and ranging, radiolocation

Encyclopedia: Waveguide