bandwidth
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bandwidth
- /ˈbændwɪdθ/
- /ˈbændwɪtθ/
Where it comes from
From band + width.
noun bandwidths
- The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band. But now is a good time to be bargaining for bandwidth, as the switch from analogue to digital television is freeing up space.
- The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
- The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate. While comm buoys allow rapid transmission, there is a finite amount of bandwidth available. Given that trillions of people may be trying to pass a message through a given buoy at any one time, access to the network is parceled out on priority tiers.
- The capacity, energy or time required. I think it's a worthy project, but I just don't have the bandwidth right now.
- The minimum, over all orderings of vertices of a given graph, of the length of the longest edge.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: broadband, narrowband, wideband, throttling, gauge, velocity, lens, frequency, airspeed, bunch, amplitude, rate, fascia, breadth, flow, wide
Translations
Every language
noun width of a frequency band
| Español | ancho de banda, anchura de banda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대역폭 daeyeokpok |
| 日本語 | 帯域幅 taiikihaba |
| 中文 | 帶寬 /带宽 dàikuān, 頻帶 /频带 píndài, 頻寬 /频宽 pínkuān |
| Português | largura de banda |
| Français | bande passante |
| Deutsch | Bandbreite |
| Italiano | larghezza di banda |
| Ελληνικά | εύρος ζώνης évros zónis |
| Română | lărgime de bandă |
| Русский | ширина́ полосы́ širiná polosý |
noun width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit
| Español | ancho de banda, anchor de banda |
|---|---|
| Português | largura de banda |
| Français | bande passante |
| Deutsch | Bandbreite |
| Ελληνικά | εύρος ζώνης évros zónis |
noun measure of data flow rate in digital networks
| Español | ancho de banda, grosor de banda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대역폭 daeyeokpok |
| Português | largura de banda |
| Français | débit, bande passante |
| Deutsch | Bandbreite |
| Ελληνικά | εύρος ζώνης évros zónis |
| Русский | пропускна́я спосо́бность propusknája sposóbnostʹ, ширина́ полосы́ širiná polosý |
| עברית | רוחב פס rohav pas |
Talk about this word "bandwidth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bandwidth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bandwidth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bandwidth "bandwidth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bandwidth.Cite this
@misc{bandwidth_2026,
title = {bandwidth},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bandwidth},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
