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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesultra-haute fréquence
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yl.tʁa ot fʁɛ.kɑ̃s
"La télévision utilise souvent la bande UHF pour la diffusion."
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The ITU designation for radio frequency electromagnetic waves in the frequency range between 300 megahertz and 3 gigahertz.
"Many modern wireless communication devices and older television broadcasts operate within the UHF band."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is an initialism originating from the mid-20th century, combining the abbreviation for ultra- high frequency. It emerged with the rapid expansion of radio, television, and telecommunications technology after World War II to designate specific electromagnetic wave bands.
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ultra-haute fréquence
Transliteration: yl.tʁa ot fʁɛ.kɑ̃s
"La télévision utilise souvent la bande UHF pour la diffusion."
Ultrahochfrequenz
Transliteration: ʊltʁahoːhfʁɛˈkvɛnt͡s
"Das Gerät sendet Signale im UHF-Bereich aus."
altissima frequenza
Transliteration: alˈtis.si.ma freˈkwɛn.t͡sa
"I segnali UHF sono comunemente usati per le trasmissioni televisive."
frecuencia ultraalta
Transliteration: fɾeˈkwen.sja uˈltɾaˈal.ta
"Las ondas de UHF permiten una buena propagación de la señal en zonas urbanas."
ultra-alta frequência
Transliteration: uxtɾa ˈawtɐ fɾeˈkʷẽsiɐ
"O rádio bidirecional opera na faixa de UHF."
अति उच्च आवृत्ति
Transliteration: ati uchch aavriti
"यूएचएफ संकेतों का उपयोग टेलीविजन प्रसारण के लिए किया जाता है।"
特高频
Transliteration: tè gāo pín
"无线电对讲机经常使用特高频波段。"
극초단파
Transliteration: geuk-cho-dan-pa
"이 무전기는 UHF 대역에서 작동합니다."
極超短波
Transliteration: kyokuchōtanpa
"UHF帯の電波はテレビ放送によく使われます。"
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