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radio frequency

noun
|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

Definition of radio frequency

: 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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First Known Use of radio frequency

1915

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radio-frequency

adjective ra·dio-fre·quen·cy \ ˈrād-ē-ō-ˈfrē-kwən-sē \

medical Definition of radio-frequency

: of, relating to, using, or induced by radio frequencies
  • a new…procedure that uses radio-frequency heat to collapse veins
  • —Tara Parker-Pope

radio frequency

noun

medical Definition of radio frequency

: 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

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