radio wave

noun

: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

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But the radio waves should have been absorbed by the rock. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 Normally, the radio waves hoping to be detected by ANITA are made up of neutrinos. Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2025 These radio waves refract off a region of the Earth's upper atmosphere known as the ionosphere. Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 May 2025 German physicist Heinrich Hertz was the first to prove that pulsing radio waves are reflected by metallic surfaces. Vanessa Romo, NPR, 14 May 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 2 Jul. 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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