单词 | radiophony |
释义 | radiophonyn. 1. Originally: any of various techniques for producing or transmitting sound or electrical signals using beams of light; esp. = photophony n. at photophone n. Derivatives. In later use: the theory or technique of transmitting sound using radio waves; (more generally) radio broadcasting. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > other types of sound telecommunication > [noun] telephoning1877 radiophony1880 photophony1881 sonar1943 pinger1957 side scan1996 1880 Athenæum 25 Dec. 870/3 M. Mercadier brought before the Academy of Sciences a paper on ‘Radiophony’, as he names the phenomenon of using a ray of light for the conveyance of sound. 1903 19th Cent. May 863 The remarkable experiments of Prof. Graham Bell..on radiophony. 1929 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 142 Suppl. 18/1 The state [sc. Denmark] took over..administration of broadcasting, and in April 1926, state radiophony became an actual fact. 2002 A. S. Weiss Breathless p. xii. Research on contemporary audio experimentation that demanded a genealogical study of the origins, both technical and poetic, of phonography and radiophony. 2. The production and use of synthetic sound effects. Cf. radiophonics n. 2. ΚΠ 1973 Times 13 Oct. 10/6 As an accompaniment to Edward Lear or the Brothers Grimm radiophony is illustrative and engaging. 1980 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 2 Sept. 6/1 (advt.) A stereo sound gallery of new audio arts—music, sonic poetry, sound-scapes and radiophony. 1998 Daily Tel. 17 Feb. 19/5 Peter Jay's recent series on empire was riddled with this kind of distracting radiophony. Derivatives radiˈophonist n. [with sense (a) compare French radiophoniste (1926 or earlier)] rare (a) a person who owns or operates a radio set (disused); (b) a person who produced radiophonic effects. ΚΠ 1923 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 9 June 7/4 Concerts are to be broadcasted..for the benefit of operators who cannot get distant stations. Radiophonists here are urged to sample these programs. 1977 Times 3 Sept. 10/3 Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy..on Radio 4 certainly provided a field day for the radiophonists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880 |
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