Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to, or employing, or operated by, radiant energy, specifically that of electromagnetic waves with frequencies between those of infrared radiation and X-rays; hence, pertaining to, or employed in, broadcast radio or television, microwaves, radiotelephones, etc..
- adjective of or pertaining to broadcast radio.
- A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, a radius or ray; specifically (Anat.), with the radius of the forearm.
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- prefix
radiation - prefix
radio (broadcasting) - prefix anatomy
radius (bone)
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- adjective indicating radiation or radioactivity
- noun an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- noun a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
- verb transmit messages via radio waves
- noun medium for communication
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ionizing radiation such as the kind emitted by UV rays or X-rays breaks chemical bonds and releases ions whereas non-ionising radiation, such as radio- or microwaves, cannot break chemical bonds but can produce other effects on matter, such as heat.
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Crestview, a New York-based private-equity firm, created a strategic partnership with Cumulus in April to invest in radio- broadcasting companies.
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March 10 Bloomberg -- Cumulus Media Inc., the U.S. radio- station owner, offered to buy larger rival Citadel Broadcasting Corp. in a deal worth $2.4 billion to expand its coverage and cut costs, ending months of negotiations.
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Today, Cory Booker, the African American mayor of the City of Newark, New Jersey, was on the radio- WFAN.
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The procedure could also benefit boys with cancer who are too young to produce sperm but are at risk of being made infertile by radio- or chemotherapy.
The Guardian World News Ian Sample 2011
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Radio- (Page: 1183)
Ra"di*o- (?). A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, a radius or ray; specifically (Anat.), with the radius of the forearm; as, radio-ulnar, radiomuscular, radiocarpal.
ARTFL Project: Webster Dictionary, 1913
March 12, 2011