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Meaning of Radio | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common
ˈɹeɪdiˌəʊ

Definitions

  1. The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
    uncountable
  2. A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
    countable
  3. Any audio playing device, such as the on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media; see also car radio.
    countable
  4. A device that can transmit radio signals.
    countable
  5. The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.
    Internet, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans radio
العربية الراديو راديو مذياع
Беларуская радыё радыёстанцыя
Български радио
বাংলা বেতার রেডিও
Bosanski radio радио радиостаница
Català ràdio
Čeština rádio radioaparát radiopřijímač rádiový rozhlas rozhlasový
Cymraeg radio
Dansk bilradio
Deutsch Funk Funkempfänger Funkgerät Funksender Hörfunk Radio Radioempfänger Radiogerät Radiosender Rundfunk Rundfunkempfänger Rundfunkempfangsgerät Rundfunkgerät Rundfunksender
Ελληνικά ασύρματος ασύρματος ράδιο ραδιοφωνικός ραδιόφωνο
Esperanto radio radiofonio
Español radio radiorreceptor radiotransmisor
Eesti raadio
Euskara irrati
فارسی رادیو
Suomi autoradio radio radiolähetin radiotekniikka radiovastaanotin verkkoradio
Français radio Radio radiodiffusion
Gaeilge raidió
Gàidhlig rèidio
Galego radio
ગુજરાતી રેડિયો
עברית רדיו
हिन्दी आकाशवाणी रेडियो
Hrvatski radio радио радиостаница
Magyar rádió
Հայերեն ռադիո
Bahasa Indonesia peti bicara radio
Íslenska útvarp útvarpstæki
Italiano radio radiò
日本語 ダジオ ラジオ 無線 無線機
ქართული რადიო
ខ្មែរ រ៉ាឌីយោ វិទ្យុ
ಕನ್ನಡ ಬಾನುಲಿ
한국어 라디오 라디오 수신기 라지오 무선
Kurdî radyo
Latina radiophōnia radiophonum
Lëtzebuergesch Radio
ລາວ ວິທະຍຸ
Lietuvių radijas
Македонски радио радиостаница
മലയാളം റേഡിയോ
Монгол радио
Bahasa Melayu radio
မြန်မာဘာသာ ရေဒီယို
Nederlands radio
Polski radio radionadajnik radioodbiornik radiostacja radiowy
Português rádio telefonia
Română aparat de radio radioreceptor
Русский радио радиовещание радиопередатчик радиоприёмник радиостанция радировать рация
Slovenčina rádio
Српски radio радио радиостаница
Svenska dramatisk radio radioapparat
Kiswahili redio
தமிழ் வானொலி
తెలుగు రేడియో
ไทย วิทยุ
ትግርኛ ራድዮ
Türkmençe radio
Tagalog radyo
Türkçe radyo ünalgı
Українська радіо радіоприйма́ч радіостанція
اردو ریڈیو
Oʻzbekcha radio
Tiếng Việt máy thu thanh ra đi ô vô tuyến điện
中文 la-jí-o͘h вущяндян радио 收音機 /收音机 無線電 /無綫電 /无线电 無線電發射機 /無綫電發射機/无线电发射机 網絡電臺 /网络电台 車載播放器 /车载播放器 黎撩

Examples

“send a message by radio”
“We heard a lovely song on the radio.”
“She was listening to the radio when he knocked on the door.”
“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.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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See also

radio alarm radio alarm clock radio alphabet radio altimeter radio amateur radio astronomer

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