radio receiver
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"It illuminates the bee, then pings back a higher frequency signal, which we can locate with another radio receiver," said Associate Prof of Engineering Science Chris Stevens.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024
One Christmas, he made his father a crystal radio receiver set that the folks at home said was at least as good as anything that Atwater Kent or Stromberg-Carlson had on the market.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
In turn, a small membrane vibrated according to voices in the U.S. ambassador’s office, which were then retransmitted to the external radio receiver.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2019
The helmets with the green sticker — indicating they are outfitted with the radio receiver — do not include a microphone, meaning players cannot speak back to the coaches.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2018
By 1922, ten million American households owned a radio receiver - up from just sixty thousand in 1919 - many of which were homemade ‘crystal’ sets.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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