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radio
1[ rey-dee-oh ]
noun
- wireless telegraphy or telephony:
speeches broadcast by radio.
- an apparatus for receiving or transmitting radio broadcasts.
- a message transmitted by radio.
adjective
- pertaining to, used in, or sent by radio.
- pertaining to or employing radiations, as of electrical energy.
verb (used with object)
- to transmit (a message, music, etc.) by radio.
- to send a message to (a person) by radio.
verb (used without object)
- to transmit a message, music, etc., by radio.
radio-
2- a combining form with the meanings “dealing with radiant energy” ( radiometer ), “employing or dealing with radio waves” ( radioacoustics; radiolocation; radiotelephone ), “emitting rays as a result of the breakup of atomic nuclei” ( radioactive; radiocarbon ), “characterized by, employing or dealing with such rays” ( radiography; radiopaque; radiotherapy ).
radio-
1combining_form
- denoting radio, broadcasting, or radio frequency
radiogram
- indicating radioactivity or radiation
radiolucent
radiochemistry
- indicating a radioactive isotope or substance
radioactinium
radioelement
radiothorium
radio
2/ ˈreɪdɪəʊ /
noun
- the use of electromagnetic waves, lying in the radio-frequency range, for broadcasting, two-way communications, etc
- Also called (esp Brit)wireless an electronic device designed to receive, demodulate, and amplify radio signals from sound broadcasting stations, etc
- a similar device permitting both transmission and reception of radio signals for two-way communications
- the broadcasting, content, etc, of sound radio programmes
he thinks radio is poor these days
- the occupation or profession concerned with any aspect of the broadcasting of sound radio programmes
he's in radio
- modifier relating to, produced for, or transmitted by sound radio
radio drama
- modifier
- of, relating to, employed in, or sent by radio signals
a radio station
- of, concerned with, using, or operated by radio frequencies
radio spectrum
- modifier (of a motor vehicle) equipped with a radio for communication
radio car
verb
- to transmit (a message) to (a person, radio station, etc) by means of radio waves
radio
/ rā′dē-ō /
Noun
- The equipment used to generate, alter, transmit, and receive radio waves so that they carry information.
Adjective
- Relating to or involving the emission of radio waves.
Other Words From
- pre·radi·o adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of radio1
Word History and Origins
Origin of radio1
Origin of radio2
Example Sentences
Tom A Smith, from Sunderland, was travelling to London with his band for a radio interview and gig on Friday evening when their van was broken into at London Gateway service station.
And they apply regardless of whether the deception is enabled by a radio broadcast or artificial intelligence technology.
The pilots would radio information about the workers to the ground, where vans full of immigration officers would storm farms to, as Del Bosque put it, “capture as many as they could.”
In desert tortoise head-starting programs, biologists use radio transmitters to monitor wild females and portable X-ray machines to determine when they’re pregnant.
I would hear him a lot on the radio.
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