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radio

ra·di·o

radio

 
 
pronunciation:
reI di o
parts of speech:
noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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part of speech: noun
inflections: radios
definition 1: the sending of communications by means of electromagnetic waves in the frequency range from ten kilocycles to three hundred thousand megacycles.
definition 2: the equipment used to transmit or receive radio communications.
definition 3: the industry and technology of this medium of communication.
definition 4: a device that receives radio signals; receiver.
 
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)radio amateur, conservative, digital, hand-held, live, mutual, national, optical, portable, public, right-wing, short-wave, syndicated, two-way, weekly
verb + (n.)radio emit, fiddle, flip, host, jam, key, listen, switch, syndicate, transmit
(n.)radio + verb air, blare, blast, broadcast, crackle, intercept, program, squawk, tune
noun + (n.)radio Help attribution, caller, clock, columnist, correspondent, ham, helmet, newspaper, puzzle, radar, satellite, shortwave, stereo, studio, telephone, transistor, wireless
 
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: of, pertaining to, or used in radio.
definition 2: of or using radiation.
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: radios, radioing, radioed
definition 1: to send (information) by means of radio.
similar words:
broadcast
definition 2: to send information to (a person) by means of radio.
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition: to send communications by means of radio.
similar words:
broadcast
Word Combinations  About this feature
(v.)radio + adverb ahead, back
(v.)radio + nounHelp air, car, control, ground, guard, helicopter, help, message
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