radio receiver
2
3.9
- noun
- /ˈreɪdioʊ rɪˈsiːvər/
- Specialized
:
receptor de radio
- Inside is a Nagra tape recorder hooked up to a radio receiver.
They found a radio receiver that he used to listen to BBC World Service and Voice of America.
- They found a radio receiver that he used to listen to BBC World Service and Voice of America.
Examples
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Dylan grabs the radio receiver from the drawer and holds it up.
Fiction book (2000) -
They found a radio receiver that he used to listen to BBC World Service and Voice of America.
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There was a radio receiver in the studio, the only one he had seen on the ship.
Fiction book (2000) -
What if we give them radio receivers?
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There are about a million radio receivers installed in there, too.
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A good shortwave radio receiver might be a wise investment.
Blog text (26) -
Abruptly, the radio receiver flickered alive.
Fiction book (2000) -
A falconer can attach a small transmitter to a raptor's body and track the bird from miles away using a radio receiver.
Academic text (2009) -
We were referring to the new and still rather experimental technology where blind audience members at the theater or cinema use special radio receivers to hear a verbal description of the action, costumes, and settings.
Academic text (2008) -
The radio receiver picked up several stations, allowing us to enjoy music during our road trip.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A small machine that plays music and news sent through the air
112
3.4
A device that picks up signals, for example a radio or television
5
4.4
A device that receives radio or television signals to give sound and pictures
5
5.3
A device that receives radio broadcasts for people to listen to
2
2.3
A machine that receives broadcasts through the air and plays them as sound
1
6.1
A machine like a radio that receives and makes broadcast signals stronger
How Sensitive
- Specialized
1
5.6
- Specialized
1
3.5
- Specialized
2
3.9
- Specialized
1
6.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound's meaning is directly derivable from its constituents: 'radio' (signals/broadcasts) and 'receiver' (a device that picks up signals), so 'radio receiver' simply denotes a device that receives radio signals. This noun–noun composition is a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Radio receiver is a name made by joining radio (the wireless signals) and receiver (something that 'receives' or 'picks up'). Imagine a net catching invisible waves; the device 'receives' them and turns them into sound or information, so the name tells you its job.