radio signal
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈreɪdioʊ ˈsɪɡnəl/
- Specialized
- The VLA is such a sensitive receiving system that it could detect a cell phone's radio signal at the distance of Jupiter.
- transmit radio signal
- send radio signal
- receive radio signal
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then he ends up getting a radio signal, but it's not from the command centre.
- And then he ends up getting a radio signal, but it's not from the command centre.
- And me and my team design instrumentation to receive the radio signals from space.
- So we know it should be possible to find radio signals like this, it's just knowing where to look.
- Suppose we knew that up there is some alien civilization and it's sending radio signals that way.
- They're not, you know, it's not just radio signals, it's an actual thing that shows up and so on.
- It's like people that are in Arctic Circle and they stop having like radio signal and they have to go back to civilization.
- But we could be invaded by radio signals, code coded information, which is sort of like DNA.
- The drone was going to go on the the the scheduled route and it was going to be blown up by radio signal over Cuba.
- But I think it's that they're sensitive to cell phone signals and radio signals and TV and walkie talkies and all the other crap that's flying through the air right now.
Examples
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In some instances, the radio signal was blocked by topography or trees.
Academic text (1996) -
Each satellite constantly broadcasts radio signals that travel from space to your phone at the speed of light.
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And then he ends up getting a radio signal, but it's not from the command centre.
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I keep losing radio signal.
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A radio signal from another world.
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How long does it take for a radio signal to travel to Mars?
Academic text (2007) -
Yesterday morning, American scientists detected a radio signal from space.
Fiction book (1997) -
Professor Gerran, we just picked up a radio signal, distorted and breaking up.
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Most homes are enveloped by high walls and have sophisticated security systems linked by radio signal to armed response companies.
Academic text (1998) -
People on Earth communicate with spacecraft using a radio signal transmitted from the control center.
Synonyms
854
3.8
A change in electric current or voltage that carries information in devices
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3.2
A wave of invisible energy that sends signals to radios and phones
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4.1
A range of waves used to send wireless signals, for example in radios or phones
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5.6
A radio wave changed to send sound or data through the air
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6.1
Radio wave that carries information when its strength, rate, or timing is changed
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5.2
A wave like radio signals that an object sends out
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4.0
Waves that carry sound and pictures through the air, like radio and TV signals
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4.8
A narrow radio signal that helps pilots find the runway in poor visibility
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4.6
A radio wave used for wireless signals or medical treatment
A message sent by radio using dots and dashes
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a radio wave used for transmitting or receiving information' is directly compositional from 'radio' (broadcasting via electromagnetic waves) and 'signal' (a transmission carrying information). This is a common, cross-linguistic noun + noun compound following standard English combination patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Radio signal: The noun radio signal comes from the image of invisible waves carrying a message. The word radio refers to those waves and signal is the sign or message they send, so the phrase means 'a wave that carries sound or data'.