radio wave

noun

: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

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That need is perhaps most visible in Ukraine, where an intense, invisible battle is being waged with radio waves. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 The pulses differed from fast radio bursts, which are incredibly bright, millisecond-long flashes of radio waves. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025 The polarization of these radio waves is caused by the orientation of the magnetic field that pervades LBN 483's inner sanctum. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 Mar. 2025 But de Ruiter didn’t think the star would be able to produce radio waves by itself. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for radio wave

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radio wave was in 1915

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“Radio wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20wave. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

radio wave

noun
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

Medical Definition

radio wave

noun
ra·​dio wave ˈrād-ē-ō-ˌwāv How to pronounce radio wave (audio)
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

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