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 federation said Yamal, 18, underwent an invasive radio frequency procedure on Monday morning to treat the discomfort in his groin. —Pol Ballús, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025

What matters is its merger with Qorvo to create a powerhouse in radio frequency technology for wireless devices. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025

Stakeholder countries eventually addressed their radio frequency interference issues with international agreements on radio frequency usage and allocation. —Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025

Commercial company HawkEye 360 collects and processes radio frequency data from its constellation of satellites using advanced algorithms. —Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 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