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When a radio wave encounters an electron in interstellar space, lower radio frequencies interact more strongly than higher frequencies, causing the lower frequencies to be delayed and arrive at their destination later than higher frequencies.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Beneath the sea, visibility is low and the radio waves used for radar don’t travel far.
—James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Unlike radio waves, which spread out like a wide net, a laser needs to hit a target moving at thousands of kilometers per hour while fighting through the wobbles of the atmosphere.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
Bluetooth works by sending radio wave signals between devices.
—Shreyas Sen, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Beneath the sea, visibility is low and the radio waves used for radar don’t travel far.
—James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Unlike radio waves, which spread out like a wide net, a laser needs to hit a target moving at thousands of kilometers per hour while fighting through the wobbles of the atmosphere.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
Bluetooth works by sending radio wave signals between devices.
—Shreyas Sen, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Radio wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20wave. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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radio wave
noun
ra·dio wave
ˈrād-ē-ō-ˌwāv 
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency
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