radio wave

noun

: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

Examples of radio wave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The stray electrons zip around Jupiter near the speed of light and release radio waves. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024 The yellow streaks are jets of hot ionized gas, which emits radio waves. Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 Many low-Earth orbit satellites and radio waves operate in the ionosphere, which means dynamic space weather has an impact on GPS and long-distance radio communications. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024 That is in addition to other advanced tools such as synthetic-aperture radar, which can use radio waves to track military movements even at night and beneath cloud cover. Eric Lipton, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radio wave 

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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 6 Jun. 2024.

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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