Meanings
rf1
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of radio frequency.
In our basis, we drove four selective radio frequency (rf) transitions between all four eigenstates
2009 February 27, P. Neumann et al., “Response to Comment on "Multipartite Entanglement Among Single Spins in Diamond"”, in Science, volume 323, number 5918, →DOI
RF2
plural RFs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableartsInitialism of rangefinder.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of radio frequency.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of rheumatoid factor.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismslanguncountableengineeringInitialism of ratfuck (“dirty rick or act of sabotage or interference”).
If battalion staff were involved, we generally called the insertion an RF, Romeo Foxtrot, or Rat Fuck.
1997, Chuck Carlock, Firebirds: A Harrowing Firsthand Account of Helicopter Combat in Vietnam, Bantam, →ISBN, page 3001 more example
Thinking they actually were supporting the demonstrators, I went up to them and asked why. “No, we're not supporting them. This is just an RF (short for “Rat Fuck”). We're keeping the money," they told me, laughing.
2003, Guy T. Saperstein, Civil Warrior: Memoirs of a Civil Rights Attorney - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableball gamesInitialism of right field or right fielder.
- abbreviationcountableuncountableimagingartsAbbreviation of radiance field.
- abbreviationcountablerareuncountablevideo gamesAbbreviation of Rainbow Friends.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Russian Federation.
RF3
- USaeronauticsreconnaissance fighter; an unarmed fighter modified for photo-reconnaissance (prefix)
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
nouna complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone
nouna radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 俄聯邦 /俄联邦
- 俄聯邦 /俄联邦 (Éliánbāng)Russian Federation
Russian РФ
- РФRussian Federation
Ukrainian РФ
- РФRussian Federation
Cite this entry
rf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rf
“rf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rf. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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