Definition of "decametric" []

• Of, relating to, or being a radio wave of wavelength between one and ten decameters. (adjective)

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• "The most likely explanation was some intermittent natural process, perhaps resembling Jupiter's decametric sputtering."
• "He could see the deep bands of equatorial emissions and had to tone down the decametric and kilometric radio roar coming from the flux tube itself."
• "Looking ahead on the decametric radio bandwidths, he could see Io’s Jupiter-thick plasma torus and, at right angles to the torus, Io’s flux tube running like wide horns to Jupiter’s north and south poles."