radio frequency
nounDefinition of radio frequency
: 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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That’s big, since the spectrum of radio frequencies that communication devices can use is finite. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Space startup aims to launch thousands of satellite ‘cell towers’ that connect to the average phone," 2 Aug. 2019 At higher radio frequencies, the skin acts as a barrier, shielding the internal organs, including the brain, from exposure. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Why It’s Not So Easy To Regulate or Split Up Big Tech Companies—Data Sheet," 17 July 2019 At higher radio frequencies, the skin acts as a barrier, shielding the internal organs, including the brain, from exposure. — William J. Broad, New York Times, "The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t," 16 July 2019 The pumps come with blood glucose meters or other similar devices that can communicate via radio frequency with the pump and can send information to the pump. — Thomas M. Burton, WSJ, "FDA Says Medtronic Insulin Pumps Pose Cybersecurity Risk," 27 June 2019 Another major breakthrough that Miller boasts is that these satellites will communicate with phones using the same radio frequencies that are already allocated for cell service providers. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Space startup aims to launch thousands of satellite ‘cell towers’ that connect to the average phone," 2 Aug. 2019 The agency coordinates trajectories and radio frequency use. — Todd Shields, BostonGlobe.com, "Amazon asks to join broadband space race with Elon Musk’s SpaceX," 5 July 2019 The weather station itself was operational for a matter of months before the radio frequency jammed and the batteries died. — Hannah Fry, The New Yorker, "Why Weather Forecasting Keeps Getting Better," 24 June 2019 Jamming is not ideal either, since most drones operate on the same radio frequency as consumer Wi-Fi, and use the same GPS as everyone else. — The Economist, "Drones piloted by climate-change activists target Heathrow," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'radio frequency.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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