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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
The Thing was invented by Leon Theremin, whose previous investigations of radio waves resulted in his namesake musical instrument.
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Astronomers sent radio waves to the space rock and captured a detailed image of asteroid 2024 MK.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 July 2024
These satellites need to generate more powerful radio waves to successfully connect to a phone.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Radio wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20wave. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
radio wave
noun
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency
Medical Definition
radio wave
noun
ra·dio wave
ˈrād-ē-ō-ˌwāv
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency
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