Radio

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Related terms 1.3 Verb 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 4 French 4.1 Noun 5 German 5.1 Noun 6 Indonesian 6.1 Noun 7 Interlingua 7.1 Noun 8 Italian 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Noun 8.2.1 Synonyms 8.3 Noun 8.4 Verb form 9 Spanish 9.1 Etymology 9.1.1 Noun 9.2 Etymology 9.2.1 Noun 10 Swedish 10.1 Noun

English

Etymology

From Latin radius, "ray"

Noun

radio (plural radios)

1. The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
2. A device that can capture the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

Synonyms

• tuner (2), wireless (2)

Translations

• Breton: radio m. (1,2), skingomz f. (1), skingomzer m. (2)
• Catalan: ràdio f.
• Chinese: 收音機 (simplified: 收音机) (shōu yÄ«n jÄ«)
• Dutch: radio m.
• Finnish: radio
• French: radio f.
• German: Radio n.
• Greek: (rádio)
• Hebrew: רדיו
• Hungarian: rádió
• Indonesian: radio
• Interlingua: radio
• Irish: raidió
• Italian: radio f.
• Japanese: ラジオ (rajio)
• Latvian: radio (1,2), radiouztvērējs m. (2)
• Portuguese: rádio m.
• Scottish Gaelic: radio
• Russian: радио
• Spanish: radio m.
• Swedish: radio c.
• Tagalog: radyo n.

Related terms

• radiate
• radiation
• radiator
• radio station
• radio transceiver
• radius
• radix ?
• ray

Verb

to radio (third-person singular simple present radios, present participle radioing, simple past radioed, past participle radioed)

1. To send a message by radio

   I think the boat is sinking, we'd better radio for help.

   Usage note: Used for small radio transmitters carried by people, ships, etc, not for regular radio broadcasting to large audiences.

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Dutch

Noun

radio m. (Plural: radio's, diminutive: radiootje, plural diminutive: radiootjes)

1. radio, tuner

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Finnish

Noun

radio

1. radio

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French

Noun

radio f. (Plural: radios)

1. radio, tuner

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German

Noun

Radio n.

1. radio

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Indonesian

Noun

radio

1. radio

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Interlingua

Noun

radio

1. radio

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Italian

Pronunciation

ràdio, /ˈradjo/, /"radjo/

Noun

radio m.

1. (Anatomy): radius
2. (Chemistry): radium

Synonyms

• raggio

Noun

radio f.

1. radio

Verb form

radio

1. first-person singular indicative present of radiare

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Spanish

Etymology

Noun

radio m.

1. (Anatomy): radius
2. (Chemistry): radium

Etymology

Noun

radio f.

1. radio

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Swedish

Noun

radio c.

1. radio

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