rutherfordium

Definitions

General Science

  • noun a radioactive element produced artificially in high-energy atomic collisions

Electronics

  • A synthetic radioactive chemical element whose atomic number is 104, and which has about a dozen identified isotopes. The techniques employed to produce this element are utilized to help discover new elements with higher atomic numbers. Its chemical symbol is Rf.
  • chemical symbolRf
  • Within the electromagnetic spectrum, a frequency or interval of frequencies utilized for communications. Also called RF range (1).
  • A specific interval of RF frequencies, especially the radio spectrum. Also called RF range (2).
  • A specific RF (1), such as that of a carrier wave or VHF.
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