Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun air_wave

1 sense of air wave

Sense 1
air wave -- (a sound wave that is transmitted via air)
       => sound wave, acoustic wave -- ((acoustics) a wave that transmits sound)


1 sense of airwave

Sense 1
air, airwave -- (medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people")
       => medium -- (an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication)