RADIO WAVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does radio wave mean? 

• RADIO WAVE (noun)
  The noun RADIO WAVE has 1 sense:

1. an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m

  Familiarity information: RADIO WAVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RADIO WAVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

radio emission; radio radiation; radio wave

Hypernyms ("radio wave" is a kind of...):

electromagnetic radiation; electromagnetic wave; nonparticulate radiation (radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radio wave"):

Hertzian wave (a former name for a radio wave; an electromagnetic wave of radio frequency generated by oscillations in an electric circuit)

sky wave (a radio wave that is reflected back to earth by the ionosphere or a communications satellite; permits transmission around the curve of the earth's surface)

ground wave (a radio wave propagated on or near the earth's surface)

radio signal (a radio wave used to transmit and receive messages)

carrier; carrier wave (a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal)

short wave (a radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a frequency greater than 3 megahertz))

medium wave (a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kilohertz and 3000 kilohertz))

long wave (a radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a frequency below 300 kilohertz))

Holonyms ("radio wave" is a part of...):

radio-frequency spectrum; radio spectrum (the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television)

 Context examples 

To detect micrometastases, they used MRI imaging — which uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce images – and combined it with a special chemical contrast solution.

(Tell-tale biomarker detects early breast cancer, NIH)

Mobile communications system that uses a combination of radio wave transmission and conventional telephone switching to permit telephone communication to and from mobile users within a specified area.

(Mobile Telephone, NCI Thesaurus)

So it swings around as the planet rotates, enabling scientists to measure a periodic signal in radio waves to get the rotation rate.

(Scientists Finally Know What Time It Is on Saturn, NASA)

This bright jet of high-energy material, produced by a disk of material spinning rapidly around the black hole, is visible in multiple wavelengths of light, from radio waves through X-rays.

(The Giant Galaxy Around the Giant Black Hole, NASA)

Imaging uses methods such as x-rays (high-energy radiation), ultrasound (high-energy sound waves), and radio waves.

(Imaging, NCI Dictionary)

Its wavelengths are generally greater than those of far ultraviolet radiation and range through the longest radio waves.

(Nonionizing Radiation, NCI Thesaurus)

A different team of scientists was able to gather data on the Cow over an even broader range of wavelengths, spanning from radio waves to gamma rays.

(Mysterious Blast Studied with NASA Telescopes, NASA)

In their paper, the EDGES team reported seeing a clear signal in the radio wave data, detecting a fall in CMB intensity when that process began.

(Astronomers detect ancient signal from first stars in universe, National Science Foundation)

It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, and gamma rays.

(Electromagnetic radiation, NCI Dictionary)

The heat may come from electric currents, microwaves, radio waves, or ultrasound.

(Diathermy, NCI Dictionary)