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Instead, opt for Z-Wave connectivity, which utilizes radio waves for communication.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
The right size and shape of particle of the right metal can absorb radio waves and dissipate them as heat rather than reflecting them.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The third 49ers’ defensive coordinator in three years is a topic of conversation on the radio waves as well as social media, and not in a good way as his unit has struggled with the rest of the team during a 2-3 start.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
The team also consulted archival observation radio wave data collected by the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array of radio telescopes near Socorro, New Mexico.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
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Word History
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 4 Nov. 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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