radio frequency
noun
: any of the electromagnetic wave frequencies that lie in the range extending from below 3 kilohertz to about 300 gigahertz and that include the frequencies used for communications signals (as for radio and television broadcasting and cell-phone and satellite transmissions) or radar signals
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Combining four medical-grade technologies — radio frequency, infrared therapy, targeted LED light, and heat therapy — this handheld device promises to deliver professional-level results at home.
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Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Its drones can find targets using artificial intelligence and radio frequency sensing when GPS is severed, an advantage in a war zone racked with electronic jamming.
—Patrick Sisson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
On the top of Williams' and Wilmore's agenda for their spacewalk will be dislodging the radio frequency group (RFG) assembly, an S-band antenna being returned to Earth for refurbishment.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has threatened to revoke EchoStar licenses for radio frequency bands coveted by rival firms including SpaceX, which alleges that EchoStar is underutilizing the spectrum.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
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Angela Lei, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Its drones can find targets using artificial intelligence and radio frequency sensing when GPS is severed, an advantage in a war zone racked with electronic jamming.
—Patrick Sisson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
On the top of Williams' and Wilmore's agenda for their spacewalk will be dislodging the radio frequency group (RFG) assembly, an S-band antenna being returned to Earth for refurbishment.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has threatened to revoke EchoStar licenses for radio frequency bands coveted by rival firms including SpaceX, which alleges that EchoStar is underutilizing the spectrum.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
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“Radio frequency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20frequency. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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