radio frequency

noun

1. 1. a frequency or band of frequencies that lie in the range 10 kilohertz to 300 000 megahertz and can be used for radio communications and broadcasting AbbreviationsrfRF See also frequency band
   2. ( as modifier )

      a radio-frequency amplifier

2. the frequency transmitted by a particular radio station

radio frequency

1. A frequency of electromagnetic radiation in the range at which radio signals are transmitted, ranging from approximately 3 kilohertz to 300 gigahertz. Many astronomical bodies, such as pulsars, quasars, and possibly black holes, emit radio frequency radiation.

Example Sentences

“You can end up going to someone’s house at the bottom of a mountain in the north and the radio frequency can’t get through. But there could be a good 3G signal nearby and that could get through - the customer doesn’t know that,” he said.

From BBC

In Lebanon, Russian-backed media is now transmitting on the radio frequency previously occupied by BBC Arabic, he will say.

From BBC

Quantifying these effects is crucial to controlling the radio frequency heating of the plasma so that researchers can ensure the waves move efficiently through the plasma to heat it in the right areas.

From Science Daily

The group has been working toward the goal of making all of the components needed for radio frequency signal processors using acoustic wave technologies instead of transistor-based electronics on a single chip, in a way that's compatible with standard microprocessor manufacturing, and the latest publication proves that it can be done.

From Science Daily

Having all the components needed to make a radio frequency front end on a single chip could shrink devices such as cell phones and other wireless communication gadgets by as much as a factor of a 100, according to Eichenfield.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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