Radio - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Radio :  adj : indicating radiation or radioactivity; "radiochemistry" (noun)
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] (verb)

1: transmit messages via radio waves; "he radioed for help"

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Radio

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