radio A1 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈɹeɪ.diˌoʊ/ UK /ˈɹeɪ.diˌəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #866 Meanings 1 noun A device that receives sound broadcasts such as music and news. He turned on the radio to listen to the morning news. 2 noun The system of sending and receiving sound through the air using waves. The message was sent by radio to the ship at sea. 3 verb To send a message using a radio. The captain radioed for help when the engine failed. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the system of sending and... wireless Word family Forms radioedradioingradios Derived forms aeradioantiradiomicroradiononradiopreradioradio-activeradio-basedradio-brightradio-collaredradio-controlledradio-frequencyradio-friendly Related forms radiateradiationradiatorradiusraytransceiver Common collocations radio antenna Noun + noun radio astronomy Noun + noun radio interferometer Noun + noun radio operator Noun + noun radio receiver Noun + noun radio telescope Noun + noun Etymology AI details Short for radiotelegraphy. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # radio **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɹeɪ.diˌoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹeɪ.diˌəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 866 ## Meanings 1. A device that receives sound broadcasts such as music and news. 2. The system of sending and receiving sound through the air using waves. 3. To send a message using a radio. ## Examples - He turned on the radio to listen to the morning news. - The message was sent by radio to the ship at sea. - The captain radioed for help when the engine failed. ## Derived Forms - aeradio - antiradio - microradio - nonradio - preradio - radio-active - radio-based - radio-bright - radio-collared - radio-controlled - radio-frequency - radio-friendly ## Related Forms - radiate - radiation - radiator - radius - ray - transceiver ## Etymology Short for radiotelegraphy. ## AI Etymology Radio is short for radiotelegraphy. Modern senses include a device that receives sound broadcasts such as music and news. and the system of sending and receiving sound through the air using waves.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as aeradio, antiradio, microradio, nonradio, preradio, and radio-active and related forms such as radiate, radiation, radiator, and radius. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown