RADIO-FREQUENCY SPECTRUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does radio-frequency spectrum mean? 

• RADIO-FREQUENCY SPECTRUM (noun)
  The noun RADIO-FREQUENCY SPECTRUM has 1 sense:

1. the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television

  Familiarity information: RADIO-FREQUENCY SPECTRUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RADIO-FREQUENCY SPECTRUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

radio-frequency spectrum; radio spectrum

Hypernyms ("radio-frequency spectrum" is a kind of...):

spectrum (an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave)

Meronyms (parts of "radio-frequency spectrum"):

radio emission; radio radiation; radio wave (an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m)

Holonyms ("radio-frequency spectrum" is a part of...):

electromagnetic spectrum (the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves)