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

By utilizing technologies such as blockchain, IoT and RFID (radio frequency identification), firms can monitor products in time to detect possible disruptions promptly and react swiftly. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024

The radio frequency spectrum used by current wireless networks is becoming increasingly congested. —Ranjan Singh, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024

Specifically, SpaceX has been requesting a waiver to operate its cellular Starlink system for phones beyond normal radio frequency parameters to help improve the signal quality. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024

Independently, radio frequency identification (RFID) and artificial intelligence (AI) are powerful technologies for retail. —Suresh Menon, Forbes, 5 Sep. 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