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

That’s due to radio frequency interference and because Earth’s ionosphere both refracts and absorbs radio emission, says Burns. —Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025

That includes collaborations with NASA to align radio frequency propagation models, ensuring accurate predictions for network performance on the lunar surface. —IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2025

Ignacio Castillo Contreras, 22, was charged with residential burglary and interfering with a radio frequency licensed to a government entity in connection with the incident on Feb. 8, according to West University Place Police. —Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025

Ambient IoT is an evolution of legacy IoT and radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies that promises lower costs and high scalability through support by global telecommunications standards, including Bluetooth, 5G Advanced, and 802.11bp. —Bob Violino, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for radio frequency

• multifrequency
• infrequency

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