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

The spacewalk tasks will include: Assembling a radio frequency group antenna from the station’s truss. —Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

For example, while radio frequency detection might work well for traditional drones, fiber-optic drones emit no signals and require other methods. —Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

Detecting the radio frequency signature of a drone is one of the most common techniques and is effective against the majority of commercial systems. —Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

Other procedures the creator discussed were her various skin treatments, including lasers, radio frequency and microneedling. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 28 May 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