单词 | radioteletype |
释义 | radioteletype in British English (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌtaɪp) noun Abbreviations: RTT, RTTY1. a teleprinter that transmits or receives information by means of radio waves rather than by cable or wire 2. a network of such devices widely used for communicating news, messages, information, etc radioteletype in American English (ˌreidiouˈtelɪˌtaip) noun 1. Also called: radioteletypewriter (ˌreidiouˌtelɪˈtaipˌraitər, -ˈtelɪtaipˌrai-) a teletypewriter equipped for transmitting or receiving messages by radio instead of wire 2. the equipment relating to transmission by radioteletypes, taken as a whole Word origin [1935–40; radio- + teletype]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, bingo, hard core, roadblock, unit trustradio- is a combining form with the meanings “dealing with radiant energy” (radiometer), “employing or dealing with radio waves” (radioacoustics; radiolocation; radiotelephone), “emitting rays as a result of the breakup of atomic nuclei” (radioactive; radiocarbon), “characterized by, employing or dealing with such rays” (radiography; radiopaque; radiotherapy) |
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