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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrádio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ha-di-u
"Ela comprou um rádio novo para a cozinha."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency, especially those carrying sound messages.
"She listens to the morning news on the radio while getting ready for work." - 2
An apparatus used for receiving broadcast radio signals and converting them into audible sound.
"He tuned the vintage wooden radio to his favorite jazz station."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin combining form 'radi-', meaning beam or spoke, combined with '-o' in the late 19th century. Originally used in physics relating to radiation, it was adopted in the early 20th century as a truncation of 'radiotelegraphy' to describe wireless communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Radio" is said worldwide
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radio
Transliteration: ra-djo
"J'écoute la radio tous les matins en allant au travail."
Radio
Transliteration: ra-di-o
"Er hört gerne Nachrichten im Radio."
radio
Transliteration: ra-dio
"La musica alla radio è molto rilassante."
radio
Transliteration: ra-dyo
"Me gusta escuchar música en la radio del coche."
rádio
Transliteration: ha-di-u
"Ela comprou um rádio novo para a cozinha."
रेडियो
Transliteration: rediyo
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मैं हर शाम रेडियो पर समाचार सुनता हूँ।"
收音机
Transliteration: shōu yīn jī
Script: 中文汉字
"爷爷每天早上都用收音机听评书。"
라디오
Transliteration: ra-di-o
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 차 안에서 라디오 음악을 들었다."
ラジオ
Transliteration: rajio
Script: 日本語
"毎朝ラジオ体操をしています。"
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