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radiotelephone

[rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn]
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noun

a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.

verb (used with or without object), ra·di·o·tel·e·phoned, ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ing.

to telephone by radiotelephony.

RELATED WORDS

transmission, wireless, receiver, Walkman, telegraphy, radiotelegraphy, telephony, radiotelegraph, Marconi, CB, radionics, shortwave

Nearby words

  1. radiotechnology,
  2. radiotelegram,
  3. radiotelegraph,
  4. radiotelegraphy,
  5. radiotelemetry,
  6. radiotelephony,
  7. radioteletype,
  8. radiotherapeutic,
  9. radiotherapeutics,
  10. radiotherapist

Origin of radiotelephone

First recorded in 1905–10; radio- + telephone
Related formsra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik] /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for radiotelephone

radiotelephone

noun

Also called: radiophone, wireless telephone a device for communication by means of radio waves rather than by transmitting along wires or cables

verb

to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone
Sometimes shortened to: radio
Derived Formsradiotelephonic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk), adjectiveradiotelephony (ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛfənɪ), noun
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