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The researchers scanned the castle’s grounds with ground-penetrating radar, which works by emitting radio waves into the earth and sending back signals to an antenna.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025
This imaging test uses radio waves, a computer, and strong magnetic fields to take detailed images of the organs, tissues, and bones inside your body.
—Laura Schober, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called for the U.S. to deploy a special drone-detection device that uses radio wave detectors attached to an aircraft to determine the origin of the objects in the sky.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Unlike the radio waves used to scan for credit cards and other data, Apple AirTags use Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Radio wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20wave. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
radio wave
noun
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency
Medical Definition
radio wave
noun
ra·dio wave
ˈrād-ē-ō-ˌwāv
: an electromagnetic wave with radio frequency
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