1. See upright. 1. horizontal. 1  being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb. 2  of, pertaining to, or situated at the vertex. 3  Anatomyof or pertaining to the cranial vertex.
Last Updated: Radio wave, wave from the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum at lower frequencies than microwaves. The wavelengths of radio waves range from thousands of metres to 30 cm. These correspond to frequencies as low as 3 Hz and as high as 1 gigahertz (109 Hz).
Radio is the technology of using radio waves to carry information, such as sound, by systematically modulating properties of electromagnetic energy waves transmitted through space, such as their amplitude, frequency, phase, or pulse width.[n 1] When radio waves strike an electrical conductor, the oscillating fields induce an alternating current in ...