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Etymology

From Latin radius, ray

English

Noun

radio (radios )

  1. technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves .
  2. device that can capt the signal send 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
  • 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)
  • Portuguese: rádio m
  • Scottish Gaelic: radio
  • Russian: радио
  • Spanish: radio m
  • Swedish: radio c
  • Tagalog: radyo n

Related words



Dutch

Noun

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

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

Translations

  • English: radio, tuner (2)

Finnish

Noun

radio

Translations

  • English: radio

French

Noun

radio f (Plural: radios )

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

Translations

  • English: radio, tuner (2)

German

Radio n

Translations

  • English: radio

Indonesian

Noun

radio

Translations

  • English: radio

Interlingua

Noun

radio

Translations

  • English: radio

Italian

Noun

radio m

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

Noun

radio f

  1. radio

Spanish

Noun

radio m

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

Noun

radio f

Translations

  • English: radio

Swedish

Noun

radio c

Translations

  • English: radio



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