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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
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HBTs can handle high-frequency signals (up to several thousand gigahertz) and are commonly used in radio frequency systems, including RF power amplifiers in cell phones.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
Different key fobs in different countries can operate at different radio frequencies.
—Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
There are three areas, both on earth and in space, that could see effects from geomagnetic storms: power systems, spacecraft operations and other systems like satellite navigation or radio frequency disruptions.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
But there was another use for waves in the radio frequency right around the corner.
—Erica Huang, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Radio frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20frequency. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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
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