radiophone

American  

[ray-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

• radiophony
  noun
• radiophonic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of radiophone

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

radiophone

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

Because the action of this altimeter depends upon barometric pressure, a variable factor, a ground crew was obliged to radiophone Lieut.

From Time Magazine Archive

Starting in 1927, when transatlantic radiophone service began, the volume of New York-London messages alone had grown from 2,000 to 101,500 in 1955.

From Time Magazine Archive

Spec′trophōne, an adaptation of the spectroscope, in which, on the principle of the radiophone, perception of a succession of sounds takes the place of observation by the eye.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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