radio wave
an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.
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How to use radio wave in a sentence
The song reigned over radio waves and the internet for most of 2020, eventually becoming the top Spotify song of the year and the longest-charting radio hit in history.
Researchers have seen evidence of such high-energy, short-range discharges in pulses of radio waves from thunderstorms detected by ground-based antennas.
Space station detectors found the source of weird ‘blue jet’ lightning | Maria Temming | January 21, 2021 | Science NewsBefore the case of the missing matter can be closed, though, more of these bright blasts of radio waves need to be examined.
These science claims from 2020 could be big news if confirmed | Cassie Martin | December 23, 2020 | Science NewsThey send out radio waves that bounce back when they hit an object.
Smaller telescopes might need to watch a target for several hours to collect enough radio waves for analysis.
Why Arecibo’s loss is such a big deal for astronomy | Maria Temming | December 9, 2020 | Science News For Students
Human thought is an etheric wave of the same essential nature as the radio wave.
Time and again he sent messages on 600, a radio wave length reserved to coast and ship service alone.
Curlie Carson Listens In | Roy J. SnellWinford turned to the communication board and cut in the universal radio wave.
The Space Rover | Edwin K. SloatEven thought, they believe, operates somewhat like a very short radio wave.
The End of Time | Wallace WestThere was a simple mechanism in the cartridge that allowed us to release the spores by a radio wave from our ship.
Hawk Carse | Anthony Gilmore
British Dictionary definitions for radio wave
an electromagnetic wave of radio frequency
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Scientific definitions for radio wave
A very low frequency electromagnetic wave (from roughly 30 kilohertz to 100 gigahertz). Radio waves are used for the transmission of radio and television signals; the microwaves used in radar and microwave ovens are also radio waves. Many celestial objects, such as pulsars, emit radio waves. See more at electromagnetic spectrum.
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