radiotelephone

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noun (1)

ra·​dio·​tele·​phone ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈte-lə-ˌfōn 

: an apparatus for carrying on wireless telephony by radio waves

radiotelephony

ˌrā-dē-ō-tə-ˈle-fə-nē 

-ˈte-lə-ˌfō-nē

noun

radiotelephony

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noun (2)

ra·​dio·​te·​le·​pho·​ny ¦rā-dē-ō-tə-¦le-fə-nē 

: telephony carried on by the aid of radio waves without connecting wires

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

International Scientific Vocabulary

Noun (2)

International Scientific Vocabulary radio- + telephony

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for radiotelephone

• amiodarone
• corticosterone
• hydrocortisone
• phenylbutazone
• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone

Kids Definition

radiotelephone

noun

ra·​dio·​tele·​phone ˌrād-ē-ō-ˈtel-ə-ˌfōn 

: a telephone that uses radio waves wholly or partly instead of connecting wires

radiotelephony

-tə-ˈlef-ə-nē 

-ˈtel-ə-ˌfō-nē

noun