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Radio

noun

Medium for communication. Synonyms: radiocommunication, wireless.

An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals. Synonyms: radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, tuner, wireless.

A communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves. Synonym: wireless.

verb

Transmit messages via radio waves.

adjective

Indicating radiation or radioactivity.

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