radiophone

American  

[rey-dee-oh-fohn] / ˈreɪ di oʊˌfoʊn /

noun

1. a radiotelephone.

2. any of various devices for producing sound by the action of radiant energy.

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verb (used with or without object)

1. to radiotelephone.

radiophone British  

/ ˈreɪdɪəʊˌfəʊn /

noun

1. another name for radiotelephone

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Other Word Forms

• radiophonic adjective
• radiophony noun

Etymology

Origin of radiophone

First recorded in 1880–85; radio- + -phone

Example Sentences

In classic Londolozi style, Dad came to a last-minute rescue with a jerry-rigged radiophone.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2013

But then Riebero received a radiophone call from an official he knew, who said, ’Ademir, there is a Gol airplane that has disappeared, and it seems to have gone down near you.’

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2012

E. A. T. planes are equipped with radiophone for short distances, the more penetrating dot-dash radio telegraph for long range.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are 14 of them in his South Orange, N.J., home, and an eleven-channel radiophone in his chauffeured Fleetwood.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the heart of each of them was the same thought: the new radiophone must justify itself and prove that it was worth all the money that had been expended upon it.

From Walter and the Wireless by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)