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radio wave

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
ra-dio wave
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about .5 centimeters and 30,000 meters; used for the broadcasting of radio and television signals.

Inflected Forms

radio waves (plural) radiowave (alternative)

Phrases

radio frequency radio-frequency

Frequently Paired Words

radio frequency radio-frequency LW MW SW microwave shortwave mediumwave

Synonyms

Hertzian wave radio emission radio radiation

Questions

What does radio wave mean?
Electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about .5 centimeters and 30,000 meters; used for the broadcasting of radio and television signals.

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