Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Radio"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Radio \Ra"di*o\, a.
Of or pertaining to, or employing, or operated by, radiant
energy, specifically that of electric waves; hence,
pertaining to, or employed in, radiotelegraphy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Radio- \Ra"di*o-\
A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to,
a radius or ray; specifically (Anat.), with the radius of the
forearm; as, radio-ulnar, radiomuscular, radiocarpal.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
radio
adj : (combining form) indicating radiation or radioactivity;
"radiochemistry"
n 1: medium for communication [syn: {radiocommunication}, {wireless}]
2: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and
amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver}, {receiving
set}, {radio set}, {tuner}, {wireless}]
3: a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic
waves [syn: {wireless}]
v : transmit messages via radio waves; "he radioed for help"
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