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But hydrogen occasionally releases light with a wavelength of twenty-one centimetres—radio waves.
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Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
Detecting radio waves emitted by technosignatures is a form of radio astronomy.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Typically, Starlink satellites use radio waves to beam internet data to receivers on the ground.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2024
The lidar system — lidar stands for Light Detection and Ranging — is essentially the laser equivalent of radar, which users radio waves.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
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Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
Detecting radio waves emitted by technosignatures is a form of radio astronomy.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Typically, Starlink satellites use radio waves to beam internet data to receivers on the ground.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2024
The lidar system — lidar stands for Light Detection and Ranging — is essentially the laser equivalent of radar, which users radio waves.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Radio wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20wave. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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radio wave
noun
ra·dio wave
ˈrād-ē-ō-ˌwāv 
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency
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