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Examples of radio wave in a Sentence
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The stray electrons zip around Jupiter near the speed of light and release radio waves.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
The yellow streaks are jets of hot ionized gas, which emits radio waves.
—Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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Word History
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 5 Jun. 2024.
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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