Meaning

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

    Radiowelle

    радиоволна́radiovolná, радиоизлуче́ниеradioizlučénije

    радіохви́ляradioxvýlja

    an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Radio waves don't exist because I can't see them.

    ruРадиоволн не существует, потому что я их не вижу. — odexed

  2. Optical radar uses light, unlike normal radar, which uses radio waves.

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  3. Astronomers use radio waves to study celestial objects that are too far away to see.

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  4. A spacecraft destined to explore a unique asteroid will also test new communication hardware that uses lasers instead of radio waves.

  5. Both radio waves and laser infrared light waves are forms of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths at different points on the spectrum.

Translations

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Forms

plural: radio waves

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

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