radio-telephonicadj.
/ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlᵻˈfɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˌtɛləˈfɑnɪk/ Relating to or employing radio-telephony.
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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [adjective] > types of telephony
radio-telephonic1908
dial-up1960
touch-tone1960
cellular1972
1908 J. A. Fleming Radiotelegraphy & Radio-telephony 325 We have..in the combined radio-telephonic transmitter and receiver, a wonderful transformation of energy.
1923 Radio Times 28 Sept. 12/1 We are most enthusiastic admirers of this remarkable radio-telephonic invention.
1963 D. R. Elston Israel iv. 130 Radio telegraphic and radio telephonic services are maintained with most countries.
1997 A. Stone How Amer. got On-line vii. 137 World War I triggered military applications, most importantly the United States Navy's deployment of radiotelephonic communications.
Derivatives
ˌradio-teleˈphonically adv. by means of radio-telephony.
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1908 J. A. Fleming Radiotelegraphy & Radio-telephony 329 Transmitting speech radio-telephonically from Paris..to Dieppe.
1932 Times 15 Aug. 10/3 Senator Marconi was able to communicate clearly both radio-telegraphically and radio-telephonically from Rocca di Papa, near Rome, to Cape Figari, in Sardinia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1908