Radio
//ˈɹeɪdiˌəʊ//
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The word "radio" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.
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CB radio Internet radio aeradio album-oriented radio amateur radio antiradio base radio black radio cable radio car radio citizens' band radio clock radio clockwork radio console radio crystal radio crystal radio receiver emergency position indicating radio beacon face for radio fast radio burst foxhole radio giant radio galaxy ham radio like a plasterer's radio microradio nonradio packet radio pirate radio preradio quasi-stellar radio source quasi-stellar radio-source radio ahead radio alarm radio alarm clock radio alphabet radio altimeter radio amateur radio amplifier radio astronomer radio astronomical radio astronomy radio beacon radio broadcast radio burst radio button radio car radio cassette radio cassette player radio cassette recorder radio clock radio collar radio compass radio control radio direction finder radio documentary radio drama radio edit radio energy radio fix radio format radio frequency radio frequency integrated circuit radio galaxy radio halo radio interferometer radio interferometry radio jet radio jock radio jockey radio knife radio mix radio modem radio monitoring radio navigation radio nebula radio officer radio operator radio pill radio play radio reception radio relay radio rental radio shack radio signal radio silence radio silent radio song radio sounding radio source radio star radio station radio tag radio tagging radio telegraphy radio telemetry radio telephone radio telephony radio telescope radio tower radio tracking radio transmitter radio wave radio-active radio-based radio-bright radio-collared radio-controlled radio-controlled car radio-frequency radio-frequency identification radio-friendly radio-luminous radio-tag radio-tagged radio-telephone radiogenic radiogram radiogramophone radioland radioless radiolike radiopager radiosonde radiospectrograph radiotelecommunication radiotelephone radiothon radiotracking radiotransmitter rotating radio transient software defined radio steam radio streaming radio talk radio talk-radio teleradio topless radio transistor radio white radio wind-up radio
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air air waves airwaves airway airway transmitter am am fm broadcast broadcast music car car dashboard cars communication communication device dashboard device electromagnetic wave entertainment fm fm am internet listening listening toy modulation music predecessor radiation radius recording sound technology television toy transmission transmitter tv tv predecessor waves
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call for help call in on talk show check traffic check weather communicate using electromagnetic waves communication entertain while driving car finding out weather follow business news follow stock market gather information hear emergency broadcasts hear from around world hear news hear public information hear sports hearing news inform police force know what to do in emergencies listen to daily news listen to foreign languages listen to news listen to radiostation listen to talk shows listen to traffic report listening news listening to listening to talk shows news entertainment and talk shows put boredom in abeyance receive signals receiving radio signals remove silence send message sending radio signals tuning in to radio broadcasts
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.