radio wave


noun Electricity.

an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.

Origin of radio wave

First recorded in 1915–20

British Dictionary definitions for radio wave

radio wave

noun

an electromagnetic wave of radio frequency

Scientific definitions for radio wave

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.