# bandspread

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
From band + spread.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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