RADIO
What does "RADIO" mean?
The transmission of sound by electromagnetic waves, or a device that receives it.
Meanings
- The technology of sending and receiving signals via electromagnetic waves. Marconi's experiments showed that messages could travel by radio across the ocean.
- A device that receives and plays broadcast sound. She turned up the radio when her favorite song came on.
- To send a message using radio. The pilot radioed the tower for permission to land.
- Relating to broadcasting or radiant energy. She built a career as a radio host.
Did you know?
- Radio waves travel at the speed of light, so a live broadcast actually reaches a listener on the far side of the planet slightly before someone standing at the back of the same concert hall hears the acoustic sound.
Word origin
Shortened from 'radiotelegraphy', from Latin 'radius' (ray, spoke); the prefix 'radio-' marks the radiating waves that carry the signal.
Remember it
RADIO shares its root with RADIUS and RADIATE - all about something spreading outward as rays.
A little poem
A voice with no face
rides the dark between two towns-
static, then a song.
haiku
What it teaches
A signal you cannot see can still carry a whole song across an ocean - presence does not require a body.
Quick facts
What does RADIO mean?
The transmission of sound by electromagnetic waves, or a device that receives it.
Is RADIO a valid word?
Yes — RADIO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is RADIO?
RADIO has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does RADIO come from?
Shortened from 'radiotelegraphy', from Latin 'radius' (ray, spoke); the prefix 'radio-' marks the radiating waves that carry the signal.
What can RADIO teach us?
A signal you cannot see can still carry a whole song across an ocean - presence does not require a body.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.