[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"