radio wave

ra·di·o wave

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rey-dee-oh weyv]
- /ˈreɪ diˌoʊ weɪv/
- /ˈreɪdiəʊ weɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey-dee-oh weyv]
- /ˈreɪ diˌoʊ weɪv/

Definitions of radio wave words

noun radio wave an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz. 1
noun radio wave an electromagnetic wave of radio frequency 0
noun radio wave any electromagnetic wave at a radio frequency 0

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Origin of radio wave

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Radio wave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Radio wave

radio wave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

radio wave usage trend in Literature

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