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radio

noun
/ˈɹeɪ.diˌəʊ/UK/ˈɹeɪ.diˌoʊ/US

Etymology

Short for radiotelegraphy.

Definitions

  1. The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation…

    The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

    • send a message by radio

  2. A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the…

    A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

    • (of a song, person, etc.) to be on the radio
    • (of a song, etc.) to play on/be played on/get played on/come on the radio
    • to hear/listen to a song on the radio

  3. A device that can transmit radio signals.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.

    2. To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).

      • I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio for help. / I radioed him already. / Radio the coordinates this time. / OK. I radioed them the coordinates.

    3. To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.

      • “Could you call them here? I'd like to talk to them. Or if they're out in the field, radio them in.”
      • When I told him that they weren't back yet, he asked if we could radio them back early […] Radioing them in was fine with me.
      • When she arrived, she was told that Tad wasn't there and to have a seat and wait while they radioed him in.

    4. A surname.

The neighborhood

Derived

aeradio, album-oriented radio, amateur radio, antiradio, base radio, black radio, cable radio, car radio, CB radio, citizens' band radio, clock radio, clockwork radio, console radio, crystal radio, crystal radio receiver, emergency position indicating radio beacon, face for radio, fast radio burst, foxhole radio, giant radio galaxy, ham radio, Internet radio, like a plasterer's radio, microradio, nonradio, off the radio, packet radio, pirate radio, preradio, quasi-stellar radio source, quasi-stellar radio-source, radio-active, radio alarm, radio alarm clock, radio alphabet, radio altimeter, radio amateur, radio amplifier, radio astronomer, radio astronomical · +101 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at radio. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01radio02allows03allow04suitable05task06undertaken07undertake08traffic09commercial

A definitional loop anchored at radio. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at radio

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA