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- [rey-dee-oh]
- /ˈreɪ diˌoʊ/
- /ˈreɪdiəʊ/
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- [rey-dee-oh]
- /ˈreɪ diˌoʊ/
Definitions of radio word
- noun plural radio wireless telegraphy or telephony: speeches broadcast by radio. 1
- noun plural radio an apparatus for receiving or transmitting radio broadcasts. 1
- noun plural radio a message transmitted by radio. 1
- adjective radio pertaining to, used in, or sent by radio. 1
- adjective radio pertaining to or employing radiations, as of electrical energy. 1
- verb with object radio to transmit (a message, music, etc.) by radio. 1
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Origin of radio
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
1910-15; shortening of radiotelegraph or radiotelegraphy
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Radio
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
radio popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
radio usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for radio
noun radio
- air time — The airtime that something gets is the amount of time taken up with broadcasts about it.
- boom box — A boom box is a large portable machine for playing music, especially one that is played loudly in public by young people.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- cd player — A CD player is a machine on which you can play CDs.
- control center — an administrative or operational center for a group of related activities: the control center for the new military offensive.
verb radio
- broadcast — A broadcast is a programme, performance, or speech on the radio or on television.
- cabling — Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.
- clue in — anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- colorcast — a television broadcast in color
- cued — a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
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