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

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

The hours were long, but I had a blue Mustang with a radiophone to race from story to story, and I was just 26 years old.

From Time Magazine Archive

The big man beside Lenny leaned forward, over the back of the front seat, unhooked the receiver of the scrambler-equipped radiophone, and sat back down.

From The Foreign Hand Tie by Garrett, Randall