radio frequency

noun

: any of the electromagnetic wave frequencies that lie in the range extending from below 3 kilohertz to about 300 gigahertz and that include the frequencies used for communications signals (as for radio and television broadcasting and cell-phone and satellite transmissions) or radar signals

Examples of radio frequency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Your phone won’t understand these radio frequencies, so these probes usually rely on a middleman: the base station. —Sal Vaglica, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024

Topline The northern lights may be visible along a stretch of northern states Tuesday night, and a recent solar flare could heavily disrupt radio frequencies this week, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast. —Ty Roush, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024

Tepper Sports & Entertainment introduced new radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the team store during Sunday's game against the Chiefs. —Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 26 Nov. 2024

Aira's software helps automate some tasks of radio frequency engineers. —Kerry Flynn, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

radio frequency

noun

: any of the electromagnetic wave frequencies between about 3 kilohertz and 300 gigahertz that are used especially in radio and television transmission and in radar

Medical Definition

radio frequency

noun

: any of the electromagnetic wave frequencies that lie in a range extending from below 3 kilohertz to about 300 gigahertz and that include the frequencies used for communications signals (as for radio and television broadcasting and cell-phone transmissions) or radar signals

—often hyphenated when used before another noun

radio-frequency waves