"radio frequency" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radio frequencies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} radio frequency (countable and uncountable, plural radio frequencies)
  1. (uncountable) That part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between about 3 kHz and 300 MHz, within which radio waves are transmitted. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (part of the electromagnetic spectrum within which radio waves are transmitted): radiofrekvence [feminine] (Czech), radiofrequentie (Dutch), radiofréquence [feminine] (French), რადიოსიხშირე (radiosixšire) (Georgian), ραδιοσυχνότητα (radiosychnótita) [feminine] (Greek), radaimhinicíocht [feminine] (Irish), minicíocht raidió [feminine] (Irish), radiofrequência (Portuguese), radiofrecvență [feminine] (Romanian), frecvență radio [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-radio_frequency-en-noun-kWoV8~RF Disambiguation of Physics: 77 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'part of the electromagnetic spectrum within which radio waves are transmitted': 100 0
  2. (countable) A frequency in this range. Tags: countable Derived forms: RF Related terms: radio-frequency [physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], radiofrequent, ELF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], VLF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], LF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], HF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], VHF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], UHF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering], SHF [electronics, electricity, electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, energy, business, physics, physical-sciences, natural-sciences, engineering]
    Sense id: en-radio_frequency-en-noun-kqI67cGw

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