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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. medium for communication;
[syn: radio, radiocommunication, wireless]

2. an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals;
[syn: radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner, wireless]

3. a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves;
[syn: radio, wireless]


VERB (1)

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


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. indicating radiation or radioactivity;
- Example: "radiochemistry"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Radio- \Ra"di*o-\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[-o]-), a. 1. Of or pertaining to, or employing, or operated by, radiant energy, specifically that of electromagnetic waves with frequencies between those of infrared radiation and X-rays; hence, pertaining to, or employed in, broadcast radio or television, microwaves, radiotelephones, etc.; as, radio waves. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 2. of or pertaining to broadcast radio; as, a radio program. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Radio- \Ra"di*o-\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[-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, radio-muscular, radio-carpal. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

electronic device \electronic device\ n. a device depending on the principles of electronics and using the manipulation of electron flow for its operation. [PJC] Note: Numerous electronic devices are in daily use, among them the television, radio, computer, robot, transmitter, receiver, VCR, CD player, etc. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

radio adj 1: indicating radiation or radioactivity; "radiochemistry" n 1: medium for communication [syn: radio, radiocommunication, wireless] 2: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals [syn: radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner, wireless] 3: a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves [syn: radio, wireless] v 1: transmit messages via radio waves; "he radioed for help"