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.

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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Related Words for radiotelephone

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

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Historical Examples of radiotelephone

Then there was a demand for radiotelephone apparatus to be used on airplanes.
Inventions of the Great War
A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
They were preparing to leave when another flash from Washington came over the radiotelephone.
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X
Victor Appleton

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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