radio wave

noun

: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

Examples of radio wave in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each company has its own mix of technology, but generally, a vehicle will be equipped with about a dozen external cameras, a few audio recording devices, and half a dozen sensors that use laser beams and radio waves to determine the exact locations of surrounding objects. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 July 2024 While K-pop artists tend to utilize a range of teaser photos and video clips to hype fans up for new music, the members of Stray Kids are heading to Apple Music’s radio waves to share more about the group’s upcoming ATE album. Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 8 July 2024 Astronomers transmitted radio waves from the Goldstone Solar System Radar’s 230-foot-wide (70-meter-wide) satellite dish, near Barstow, California, to the space rock. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 July 2024 During the April 2024 eclipse, NASA scientists measured the sun’s radio waves as the moon slipped in front of it. Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for radio wave 

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

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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