radiotelephone

[ rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn ]

/ ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌfoʊn /

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noun

a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables. Abbreviation: RT

verb (used with or without object), ra·di·o·tel·e·phoned, ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ing.

to telephone by radiotelephony.

Origin of radiotelephone

First recorded in 1905–10; radio- + telephone

OTHER WORDS FROM radiotelephone

ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic

[rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik], /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for radiotelephone

In the multiplex telephone system we pictured transmitting and receiving sets very much like radio-telephone sets.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills
Commodore Phillips immediately confirmed that his vessel did have radio-telephone apparatus.
Saboteurs on the River|Mildred A. Wirt
He ran back into the radio-telephone cubby, which was a division of the control car.
Raiders Invisible|Desmond Winter Hall
This shows also a radio-telephone connection between the coast of California and Catalina Island.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills

British Dictionary definitions for radiotelephone

radiotelephone

/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn) /

noun

Also called: radiophone, wireless telephone a device for communication by means of radio waves rather than by transmitting along wires or cables

verb

to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone

Sometimes shortened to: radio

Derived forms of radiotelephone

radiotelephonic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk), adjectiveradiotelephony (ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛfənɪ), noun

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单词	radiotelephone
释义	radiotelephone [ rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn ] / ˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌfoʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR radiotelephone ON THESAURUS.COM noun a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables. Abbreviation: RT verb (used with or without object), ra·di·o·tel·e·phoned, ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ing. to telephone by radiotelephony. Origin of radiotelephone First recorded in 1905–10; radio- + telephone OTHER WORDS FROM radiotelephone ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik], /ˌreɪ di oʊˌtɛl əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for radiotelephone In the multiplex telephone system we pictured transmitting and receiving sets very much like radio-telephone sets. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son\|John Mills Commodore Phillips immediately confirmed that his vessel did have radio-telephone apparatus. Saboteurs on the River\|Mildred A. Wirt He ran back into the radio-telephone cubby, which was a division of the control car. Raiders Invisible\|Desmond Winter Hall This shows also a radio-telephone connection between the coast of California and Catalina Island. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son\|John Mills British Dictionary definitions for radiotelephone radiotelephone / (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn) / noun Also called: radiophone, wireless telephone a device for communication by means of radio waves rather than by transmitting along wires or cables verb to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone Sometimes shortened to: radio Derived forms of radiotelephone radiotelephonic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˌtɛlɪˈfɒnɪk), adjectiveradiotelephony (ˌreɪdɪəʊtɪˈlɛfənɪ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to radiotelephone transmission, wireless, receiver, telegraphy, radiotelegraphy, telephony, radiotelegraph, radionics, shortwave, car phone, cell phone, mobile telephone
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radiotelephone

noun

verb (used with or without object), ra·di·o·tel·e·phoned, ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ing.

Origin of radiotelephone

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Example sentences from the Web for radiotelephone

British Dictionary definitions for radiotelephone

noun

verb

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