radiotelephone

ra·di·o·tel·e·phone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn]
- /ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌfoʊn/
- /rˌeɪdɪəʊtˈelɪfˌəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn]
- /ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌfoʊn/

Definitions of radiotelephone word

noun radiotelephone a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables. 1
noun radiotelephone wireless phone: uses radio waves 1
noun radiotelephone a device for communication by means of radio waves rather than by transmitting along wires or cables 0
verb radiotelephone to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone 0
noun radiotelephone the equipment needed at one station to carry on two-way voice communication by radio waves only 0

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Origin of radiotelephone

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; radio- + telephone

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Parts of speech for Radiotelephone

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

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radiotelephone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for radiotelephone

noun radiotelephone

car phone — A car phone is a mobile phone, especially one which is designed to be used in a car.
cb — CB, an abbreviation for 'Citizens' Band', is a range of radio frequencies which the general public is allowed to use to send messages to each other. It is used especially by truck drivers and other drivers who use radio sets in their vehicles.
cbs — Columbia Broadcasting System
cell phone — a mobile phone
marconi — Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.

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