rádio — meaning in English
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English meaning
- radio noun The technology of sending sound over distances using electromagnetic waves, or the broadcasting medium built on it.
- radium noun A rare, highly radioactive metallic chemical element (symbol Ra).
- radius noun A straight line from the center of a circle or sphere to its edge, or the length of that line.
- stereo noun A sound system or recording that uses two or more separate channels to give a sense of space and direction to the audio.
Senses
rádio is used for these senses in English:
- radio (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
- radium The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.
- radius (zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
- stereo (by extension) Any object or device equipped with audio components that reproduces sound in stereo, such as a stereo console in the home.
radio — full definition
- noun The technology of sending sound over distances using electromagnetic waves, or the broadcasting medium built on it.
- noun A device that receives and plays these broadcasts.
- verb To send a message using two-way radio equipment.