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radio

/ˈɹeɪ.diˌoʊ/noun, verb, adjective3 syllables

Radio means: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals.

Synonyms for radio7

noun, as in an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, tuner, wireless

noun, as in medium for communication

radiocommunication, wireless

noun, as in a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves

also used for radio

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What does radio mean?5

noun

1

an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

2

medium for communication

3

a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves

adjective

1

indicating radiation or radioactivity“radiochemistry”

verb

1

transmit messages via radio waves“he radioed for help”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Radio in a sentence

  • When the program finished, we switched the radio off.CM
  • Newspapers, television, and radio are called the mass media.CK
  • He drove the car, listening to music on the radio.CM
  • Last night you forgot to turn off the radio, didn't you?CK
  • George, if you are not listening to the radio, turn it off.CN
  • According to the radio, it will rain tomorrow.Zifre
  • According to the radio, it will snow tomorrow.CC
  • Optical radar uses light, unlike normal radar, which uses radio waves.riccioberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of radio

as a noun

plural
radios

as a verb

past tense
radioed
present participle
radioing
third-person singular
radios
past participle
radioed