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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
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During his studies, Dauphin worked at the university's radio frequency identification lab.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Radio frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20frequency. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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
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