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radio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • airwaves noun Radio frequencies used for broadcasting, or radio and television broadcasting in general.
  • beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  • 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.
  • spoke noun One of the thin rods that run from the hub of a wheel out to its rim.

Senses

radio is used for these senses in English:

  • airwaves Radio or television broadcasts.
  • radio (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
  • radio (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
  • radio (countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
  • radio station An installation of a radio transmitter, and possibly a receiver, for the purpose of broadcasting or communication.
  • radium The chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal.
  • spoke A stick inserted into the wheel of a vehicle to keep the wheel from turning.

beam — full definition

  1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
  3. noun A wide, happy smile.
  4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
  5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

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