Radio-frequency definition
Frequency:
The frequency of the waves transmitted by a specific radio station.
noun
A frequency within the range at which radio waves are transmitted, conventionally from 3 hertz to 300 megahertz, immediately below the range of microwave frequencies in the electromagnetic spectrum.
noun
Any frequency between normally audible sound waves and the infrared light portion of the spectrum, lying between c. 10 kilohertz and c. 1,000,000 megahertz.
noun
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.
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(uncountable) That part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between about 3 kHz and 300 MHz, within which radio waves are transmitted.
noun
Of or pertaining to electromagnetic radiation in the radio frequency band of the spectrum.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
radio-frequency
Plural:
radio-frequencies