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radio

radio

∞ 1.0
A way of sending sound and music to many people using wireless signals
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪdioʊ/
: radio
  • Many people still enjoy getting news updates through the radio every day.
  • a radio station
  • listen to the radio
  • a radio broadcast

Direct mail still works, radio still works, Google still works.

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Examples

  • If you hear me on the radio, hello.

  • I love listening to music on the radio while driving to work.

  • This was when radio was king of all media.

  • And ever since I left radio, I have missed it.

  • Direct mail still works, radio still works, Google still works.

  • We hear most everything on the radio these days.

  • Howard came up at a time where radio was way more dominant.

  • By now I know the language well enough to follow radio and TV broadcasts without difficulty.

    Academic text (2008)
  • He doesn't seem to want to listen to anything... except maybe a baseball game on the radio.

  • A celebration was held in her honor at Chicago’s Soldier Field, while hundreds of thousands more listened on radios all across the country.

Synonyms

FM
vsradio
  • Specialized
45 3.4

A way of sending radio broadcasts by changing the wave's frequency

is the general sending medium rather than one specific transmission technique
wireless
vsradio
41 3.1

A system for sending signals without wires, often by radio

is the system or medium for sending sound and signals via electromagnetic waves
radio broadcast
vsradio
14 2.1

A program sent by radio for people to listen to

is the system or medium that carries such programs and transmissions
airwaves
vsradio
1 3.7

The radio and television signals that carry programs to many people

is the system or medium rather than just the frequency range used for transmission

Compounds

180 1.3

A place that makes and sends shows you hear on radio or online, like news and music

radio signal
  • Specialized
26 2.7

A wave used to send or receive information through the air

radio wave
  • Specialized
19 3.2

A wave of invisible energy that sends signals to radios and phones

18 5.2

A period when a person or group does not communicate

A program sent by radio for people to listen to

radio frequency
  • Specialized
13 4.1

A range of waves used to send wireless signals, for example in radios or phones

9 2.6

A radio with a clock that you set to switch on or off at a chosen time

ham radio
  • Specialized
8 5.0

A way to send and receive radio messages for fun and in emergencies

radio telescope
  • Specialized
8 4.4

A large dish that receives radio waves from space

A person who uses a radio to send and receive messages

radio transmitter
  • Specialized
7 3.4

A device that sends out radio signals

A person who presents radio programs and speaks to listeners on air

radio news
  • Literature
3 1.0

News programs broadcast on the radio

3 3.2

A metal device on a roof or car that catches radio signals

radio astronomy
  • Specialized
2 4.2

A way of studying space by finding radio waves from stars and galaxies

2 3.5

A play or story that actors perform for radio using only sound

radio receiver
  • Specialized
2 3.9

A device that picks up wireless signals and turns them into sound or data

radio set
  • Archaic
2 2.3

A machine that receives broadcasts through the air and plays them as sound

radio link
  • Specialized
1 3.3

A two-way wireless connection that sends voice or data between places

radio beacon
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A device that sends radio signals to guide ships or aircraft

radio noise
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A hiss or crackle that makes radio signals hard to hear

radio source
  • Specialized
1 6.7

An object in space that sends out radio waves we can detect

radio spectrum
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A range of radio waves used to send TV, phone, and Wi‑Fi signals

A radio you change stations on by pressing preset buttons instead of turning a dial

radio emission
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A wave like radio signals that an object sends out

cable radio
  • Archaic
4.4

A service that sends radio programs to homes and buildings through cable instead of through the air

A bright object far away in space that looks like a star and sends strong radio waves

radio beam
  • Specialized
4.8

A narrow radio signal that helps pilots find the runway in poor visibility

radio brightness
  • Specialized
7.3

How strong radio waves from an object in space are when a radio telescope detects them

3.9

A long thin metal rod that picks up radio signals for a car or home radio

radio chassis
  • Specialized
6.8

A frame that holds the parts of a radio

radio compass
  • Specialized
6.5

A device that shows direction by receiving radio signals

radio observation
  • Specialized
5.6

An observation of space objects made with a telescope that detects radio waves

radio radiation
  • Specialized
4.0

Waves that carry sound and pictures through the air, like radio and TV signals

4.2

A system that finds distant objects like planes or ships by sending radio pulses and hearing echoes

A short message sent by radio to a central office or to the public

radio interferometer
  • Specialized
8.0

A group of two or more radio antennas that work together to make clearer images of space

radio reflector
  • Specialized
7.7

A telescope that collects radio waves from space

4.4

A play made for listening on radio or audio recordings with actors, music, and sound effects

An aircraft flown without a pilot and controlled remotely by radio

A method that uses radio waves to measure energy changes in atoms or molecules

4.5

A range of radio waves used to send signals for radio, TV and mobile phones

7.9

A machine with a radio and a record player in one

radio-opacity
  • Specialized
8.1

A material that stops X-rays so it can be seen on an X-ray

8.4

A machine that has a radio and a record player in one box

radio-
  • Specialized
4.6

Relating to radiation or radioactivity

7.7

A system of radio stations that help pilots find their position and direction

voice for radio
  • Literature
4.5

A pleasant clear way of speaking that sounds good on the radio

How Immersive

virtual reality
  • Specialized
29 4.5
film
∞ 1.0
television
∞ 1.0
radio
∞ 1.0
print
53 1.0

Surface Forms

radio singular
radios plural

Etymology

Radio comes from the Latin radius, meaning 'ray', and kept the idea of sending out from a center, so radio names the system that sends sound as invisible waves to many people.