narrowband

adjective

nar·​row·​band ˈner-(ˌ)ō-ˌband 

ˈna-(ˌ)rō-

: operating at, responsive to, or including a narrow range of frequencies

Examples of narrowband in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The outburst was a strong narrowband radio signal received on Aug. 15, 1977 by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope. —Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025

This was due to the exchange of narrowband licenses for broadband licenses. —Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025

Compared with narrowband wireless battery-management systems, Ruiz-Sevillano says NXP’s system can send data four times as fast, reaching up to 7.8 megabits per second. —IEEE Spectrum, 4 Dec. 2024

Two smaller satellites will test narrowband communication and geopositioning technology, according to Iran's state media. —Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024

Promising Signals Hunting for Different 'Alien' Signals Previous SETI efforts have focused primarily on detecting continuous signals in the narrowband that persist over time, since nature alone doesn’t produce narrowband signals. —Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for narrowband

• ampersand
• beforehand
• behindhand
• bottomland
• contraband
• countermand
• dixieland
• fairyland
• fatherland
• firebrand
• hinterland
• motherland