radio wave

noun

: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency

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Obstacles like trees and buildings also affect radio waves, but fiber drones can maintain a perfect signal. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 Its purpose is to analyze cosmic events by capturing radio waves that enter the atmosphere. Jay Kakade july 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2025 With this information in hand, scientists use the GBT to collect radio waves and look for a match. Victoria Corless, Space.com, 30 June 2025 In June 2024, a team of astronomers were perplexed when a radio telescope in Australia scanning the sky over the southern hemisphere came across unusual radio waves. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 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 22 Aug. 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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