Radio Meaning
/ˈɹeɪ.diˌəʊ/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
nounA device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
Sentence Examples
Will you give me your radio for my bicycle?
I'm fixing the radio which I found on my way home.
The play was written specially for radio.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I tuned the old ____ to catch the evening news broadcast.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She listened to the morning news on the ____ while preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
Word Origin & History
Short for radiotelegraphy.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"David Bowie's classic hit Space Oddity will be looping on the radio as the car is hurled into an elliptical orbit that stretches out to Mars' orbit around the Sun."
— 2018 February 6, Jonathan Amos, “Elon Musk's huge Falcon Heavy rocket set for launch”, in BBC News, London, United Kingdom: BBC, retrieved 07 Feb 2018:
"“Could you call them here? I'd like to talk to them. Or if they're out in the field, radio them in.”"
— 2002, Jack Dave, Death Bridge, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 40:
"When I told him that they weren't back yet, he asked if we could radio them back early […] Radioing them in was fine with me."
— 2006, Angie Morgan with Courtney Lynch, Leading from the front: no excuse leadership tactics for women, page 111:
"When she arrived, she was told that Tad wasn't there and to have a seat and wait while they radioed him in."
— 2006, Kimberly Johnson, Amy's Secret, page 14:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
I tuned the old ____ to catch the evening news broadcast.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She listened to the morning news on the ____ while preparing breakfast in the kitchen.