Radio - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈreɪdɪəʊ|  American pronunciation of the word radio
Brit.  |ˈreɪdɪəʊ|  British pronunciation of the word radio

noun

- medium for communication (syn: wireless)
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals (syn: tuner, wireless)
- a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves (syn: wireless)

verb

- transmit messages via radio waves
he radioed for help

adjective

- indicating radiation or radioactivity
radiochemistry

Extra examples

The news was sent by radio.

I listen to the radio all the time.

I heard the news on the radio.

There's a problem with the car's radio.

The radio was playing very loudly.

The pilot's radio wasn't working.

The police radioed for backup.

The stranded sailors were radioing for help.

The pilot radioed in to the control tower.

The police radioed a report back to the station.

They radioed the Coast Guard for help.

I heard the bad news over the radio.

I sat down and turned on the radio.

I don't really listen to the radio very much.

Did you hear the interview with the Prime Minister on the radio this morning?

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: radio
he/she/it: radios
present participle: radioing
past tense: radioed
past participle: radioed
noun
singular: radio
plural: radios
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