radio wave

noun

: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

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These plies were sealed together under heat and pressure and cured using high-frequency electronic radio waves. David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024 Their strong magnetic fields can produce beams of radio waves that sweep across the sky like a lighthouse, resulting in metronomic radio pulses with intervals ranging from milliseconds to seconds. Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024 This will slowly come into view as the probe uses penetrating radio waves to peer beneath the icy crust — much like an X-ray machine. Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024 The pilot explained that, regardless of the number of passengers onboard, if a phone tries to connect to a radio tower, the radio waves can interfere with the radio waves of the pilots' headsets. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radio wave 

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radio wave was in 1915

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“Radio wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20wave. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

radio wave

noun
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

Medical Definition

radio wave

noun
ra·​dio wave ˈrād-ē-ō-ˌwāv How to pronounce radio wave (audio)
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

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