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bandspread

noun

Etymology

From band + spread.

  1. derived from *(s)per-✻
  2. inherited from *spraidijaną✻
  3. inherited from sprǣdan
  4. inherited from spreden
  5. compounded as bandspread — “band + spread”

Definitions

  1. A form of tuning control (especially on old shortwave radios) that spread all the…

    A form of tuning control (especially on old shortwave radios) that spread all the stations of a particular band over the full extent of the dial.

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No curated loop yet for bandspread. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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