electromagnetic wave
noun
: one of the waves that are propagated by simultaneous periodic variations of electric and magnetic field intensity and that include radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays
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The speed of this electromagnetic wave (in a vacuum) would be 2.99 x 108 meters per second—which just happens to be the speed of light.
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
Those facilities support networks that emit electromagnetic waves with a higher frequency than earlier generations of wireless, enabling them to carry more information at greater speed.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The earliest modems used the same scheme, which relies on electromagnetic waves to represent digital information over an analog channel.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
Scientists have detected a strange space phenomenon where bursts of electromagnetic waves sound like birds chirping when converted into audio signals, according to a study.
—Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
Those facilities support networks that emit electromagnetic waves with a higher frequency than earlier generations of wireless, enabling them to carry more information at greater speed.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The earliest modems used the same scheme, which relies on electromagnetic waves to represent digital information over an analog channel.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
Scientists have detected a strange space phenomenon where bursts of electromagnetic waves sound like birds chirping when converted into audio signals, according to a study.
—Shannon McDonagh, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for electromagnetic wave
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“Electromagnetic wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electromagnetic%20wave. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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