radio receiver

British  

noun

1. an apparatus that receives incoming modulated radio waves and converts them into sound

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Example Sentences

"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

In this instance, fault protection assumed the radio receiver was broken and switched to the backup.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2017

While the other children play hopscotch in the alley or swim in the canal, Werner sits alone in his upstairs dormer, experimenting with the radio receiver.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr