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Definition 2024

radio_wave

radio wave

English

Noun

radio wave ‎(plural radio waves)

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

Translations

electromagnetic radiation

Catalan: ona de ràdio f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 無線電波 (zh), 无线电波 (zh) ‎(wúxiàndiànbō)
Dutch: radiogolf f
Finnish: radioaallot pl
French: onde radio (fr) f
German: Radiowelle (de) f

Hungarian: rádióhullám (hu)
Italian: radioonda (it) f
Japanese: 電波 (ja) ‎(でんぱ, denpa)
Portuguese: onda de rádio f
Russian: радиоволна́ (ru) f ‎(radiovolná), радиоизлуче́ние (ru) n ‎(radioizlučénije)
Spanish: onda radioeléctrica f
Swedish: radiovåg (sv) c
Thai: คลื่นวิทยุ (th)

Related terms

radio frequency, radiofrequency, radio-frequency, RF

See also

LW, MW, SW
microwave, shortwave, mediumwave, longwave