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skip distance

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun skip distance has 1 sense
  1. skip distance - the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere
    --1 is a kind of
    distance, length

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Skip Distance

Noun

Sense 1: The shortest distance between the starting and ending points in a skipping stone's trajectory.

Example Sentence: The skip distance of the stone determined how far it traveled across the water.

Sense 2: The distance between a transmitting station and the point where the skywave returns to the Earth's surface after multiple reflections in the ionosphere.

Example Sentence: The radio operator adjusted the antenna to maximize skip distance for better transmission.

Verb

Sense 1: To pass over or omit something quickly or lightly.

Example Sentence: Let's skip the introduction and get straight to the main topic.

Sense 2: To jump or leap lightly and quickly, usually with a series of short jumps.

Example Sentence: The children couldn't contain their excitement and started to skip along the path.

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