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radiogram

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[ rey-dee-oh-gram ]
/ ˈreɪ di oʊˌgræm /
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noun

a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy.

Words related to radiogram

summons, telegraph, buzzer, wire, cable, signal, flash, call, report, telex, cablegram, teletype

Words nearby radiogram

radioelement, radiofrequency, radiogenic, radiogold colloid, radiogoniometer, radiogram, radiograph, radiography, radioimmunity, radioimmunoassay, radioimmunodiffusion

Origin of radiogram

1
First recorded in 1900–05; radio- + -gram1

Definition for radiogram (2 of 2)

radiogram2
[ rey-dee-oh-gram ]
/ ˈreɪ di oʊˌgræm /

noun British.

a combination radio and record player.

Origin of radiogram

2
First recorded in 1905–10; radio + gram(ophone)
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British Dictionary definitions for radiogram

radiogram
/ (ˈreɪdɪəʊˌɡræm) /

noun

British a unit comprising a radio and record player
a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy
another name for radiograph
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for radiogram

radiogram
[ rā′dē-ō-grăm′ ]

n.

A radiograph.
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