How to Use radio frequency in a Sentence

radio frequency

noun
  • The crews of the two trains were on different radio frequencies.
    Will Englund, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Profound is the first and only radio frequency micro-needling device that is FDA cleared for both the face and the body.
    Angela Lei, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
  • There are three different types of 5G networks: networks that use the low-band, mid-band and high-band of the radio frequency spectrum.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 14 June 2020
  • In recent years, the Dish played a pivotal role in ensuring the U.S. retained access to the L5 radio frequency.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The boxes can pick up the radio frequency from a car key fob that's sitting on a table inside, hung up on a key rack, or even resting in a purse.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 27 Nov. 2019
  • This new view of the Milky Way shows the lowest radio frequencies in red, middle frequencies in green, and the highest frequencies in blue.
    Jack Guy, CNN, 20 Nov. 2019
  • But its 180 residents and virtually all the skiers who seek out the world-class backcountry above town know about the two-way radio frequency that fills the void.
    Devon O’Neil, Outside Online, 28 Mar. 2020
  • The new agreement is meant to designate the radio frequencies over which 5G equipment can transmit.
    Alexandra Witze, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Guests can tune in to a radio frequency to hear music alongside alongside the visuals.
    Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2020
  • The GuRu tech works over millimeter-waves (mmWave), the same radio frequency used for fast 5G data transfers.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 13 May 2021
  • All supply radio frequency, or RF, components used in the iPhone.
    Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Tonn said people are using small radio frequency blockers — a box about 3 by 3 inches in size — to block remotes that lock cars.
    Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • After each set of radio pulses, the atoms relax and emit their own radio frequency signals, which reveal their new state.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2021
  • Vehicles will be able to park on the road to watch the show while listening to an original score broadcast on a hyperlocal radio frequency at 103.3 FM.
    Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Next, my trainer applied more training serum to my face before pulling out the radio frequency machine that had a remote-like device attached to it.
    Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Morpheus8 is a microneedling device that uses radio frequency to penetrate the skin and target fat for a smoother appearance.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Audio at the event is transmitted to a specific FM radio frequency.
    David Lindquist, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2020
  • In part, the wide variation in speeds stems from the carriers’ use of different radio frequencies to deliver their 5G services.
    Klint Finley, Wired, 13 Dec. 2019
  • The rotating atom has to emit photons with a frequency that corresponds to the speed of rotation, which is about 25MHz (e.g, below FM radio frequencies).
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Stealing a car is one of them since most key fobs use protocols that work on different radio frequencies than what a Flipper can access today.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The technology crams more data and voice traffic onto the same radio frequencies.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The skimmer used radio frequency to collect credit and debit card data on a memory card.
    Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Visitors tune in to a radio frequency playing a 40-minute loop of holiday favorites.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Around the end of 2021, Lebanese customs started to block the importation of hot spots, citing vague concerns about military radio frequencies.
    Jacob Russell, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2023
  • There are also some key finders (known as radio frequency key finders) that don’t require a smartphone or Bluetooth connection to track down your keys.
    Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Huawei has denied the allegation and states in Europe — where countries are gearing up to deploy the new networks, starting with the auction of radio frequencies this year — have balked at U.S. calls for an outright ban.
    Fox News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The pod waiting to be picked up communicates with the drone via a set of radio frequency beacons which assists the aircraft in triangulating the pod's position.
    Ed Garsten, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Meanwhile, T-Mobile is set to merge with rival carrier Sprint, which controls a lot of mid-range radio frequencies that should deliver much faster data speeds.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Among other items on the board are radio frequency equipment, power over ethernet systems, and a GPS receiver.
    Wired, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Often lasting less than a millisecond, the bursts release an incredible amount of energy in the radio frequencies, then go silent.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2020

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