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AIR WAVES [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Arts
  • Television Arts
DEF

The medium by which radio and television signals are transmitted.

OBS

Linguistically, this term may be considered as being correct, but it is not scientifically accurate.

Key term(s)
  • air wave

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radio (Arts du spectacle)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
CONT

Les ondes, la radiodiffusion. (...) Sur les ondes ou dans la presse. Mettre en ondes. Metteur en ondes. Passer sur les ondes tel jour à telle heure.

Key term(s)
  • onde

Spanish

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