[syn: reticular formation, RF]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
RF
n 1: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of
accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the
anterior pituitary gland [syn: releasing factor,
releasing hormone, RF]
2: a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized
[syn: rutherfordium, Rf, unnilquadium, Unq, element
104, atomic number 104]
3: a 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 [syn: reticular formation, RF]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "RF":
AF, CPS, EHF, HF, Hz, MF, SHF, UHF, VHF, VLF, audio frequency,
carrier frequency, cycles, extremely high frequency, frequency,
frequency spectrum, hertz, high frequency, intermediate frequency,
kilocycles, kilohertz, low frequency, lower frequencies,
medium frequency, megacycles, megahertz, radio frequency,
spark frequency, spectrum, superhigh frequency,
ultrahigh frequency, upper frequencies, very high frequency,
very low frequency
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
RF
Radio Frequency (mobile-systems)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
RF
radio frequency