Meanings
nounradio wave (plural radio waves)
plural radio waves · alternative radiowave
- natural sciencesElectromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between about .5 centimeters and 30,000 meters; used for the broadcasting of radio and television signals.
Synonyms: Hertzian wave
Synonyms & antonyms
nounElectromagnetic 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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nounan electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m
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radio emissionradio radiation
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Translations
Arabic مَوْجَة رَادْيُو
- مَوْجَة رَادْيُو (mawjat rādyō)electromagnetic radiation
Bulgarian радиовълна́
- радиовълна́ (radiovălná)electromagnetic radiation
Catalan ona de ràdio
- ona de ràdioelectromagnetic radiation
Chinese Mandarin 無線電波 /无线电波
- 無線電波 /无线电波 (wúxiàndiànbō)electromagnetic radiation
Czech rádiová vlna
- rádiová vlnaelectromagnetic radiation
Danish radiobølge
- radiobølgeelectromagnetic radiation
Dutch radiogolf
- radiogolfelectromagnetic radiation
Estonian raadiolaine
- raadiolaineelectromagnetic radiation
Finnish radioaallot, radioaalto
- radioaallotelectromagnetic radiation
- radioaaltoelectromagnetic radiation
French onde radio
- onde radioelectromagnetic radiation
German Radiowelle
- Radiowelleelectromagnetic radiation
Greek ραδιοκύμα
- ραδιοκύμα (radiokýma)electromagnetic radiation
Hebrew גַּל רַדְיוֹ
- גַּל רַדְיוֹ (gal rádyo)electromagnetic radiation
Hindi रेडियो तरंग
- रेडियो तरंग (reḍiyo taraṅg)electromagnetic radiation
Hungarian rádióhullám
- rádióhullámelectromagnetic radiation
Italian radioonda
- radioondaelectromagnetic radiation
Japanese 電波
- 電波 (denpa)electromagnetic radiation
Korean 전파
- 전파 (jeonpa)electromagnetic radiation
Latvian radiovilnis
- radiovilniselectromagnetic radiation
Lithuanian radijo banga
- radijo bangaelectromagnetic radiation
Malay gelombang radio
- gelombang radioelectromagnetic radiation
Norwegian Bokmål radiobølge
- radiobølgeelectromagnetic radiation
Persian موج رادیویی
- موج رادیویی (mowj-e râdiyoyi)electromagnetic radiation
Polish fala radiowa
- fala radiowaelectromagnetic radiation
Portuguese onda de rádio
- onda de rádioelectromagnetic radiation
Romanian undă radio
- undă radioelectromagnetic radiation
Russian радиоволна́, радиоизлуче́ние
- радиоволна́ (radiovolná)electromagnetic radiation
- радиоизлуче́ние (radioizlučénije)electromagnetic radiation
Slovak rádiová vlna
- rádiová vlnaelectromagnetic radiation
Spanish onda radioeléctrica, onda de radio
- onda radioeléctricaelectromagnetic radiation
- onda de radioelectromagnetic radiation
Swedish radiovåg
- radiovågelectromagnetic radiation
Thai คลื่นวิทยุ
- คลื่นวิทยุ (klʉ̂ʉn-wít-tá-yú)electromagnetic radiation
Turkish radyo dalgası
- radyo dalgasıelectromagnetic radiation
Ukrainian радіохви́ля
- радіохви́ля (radioxvýlja)electromagnetic radiation
Vietnamese sóng vô tuyến
- sóng vô tuyếnelectromagnetic radiation
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APA
radio wave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radio%20wave
MLA
“radio wave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radio%20wave. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radio wave,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radio%20wave.
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