Radio
noun
A device to listen to music, news, etc, that is broadcasted over long distances.
She always listens to the radio while cooking dinner.
Often appears as...
- listen to the radio
- radio broadcast
noun
The process of sending or receiving signals by using radio waves.
The police use radio to communicate with each other.
Often appears as...
- radio communication
- radio signal
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To communicate or send a message via radio waves.
They radioed for help after the boat engine failed.
Often appears as...
- radio for help
- radio a message
noun
A type of business where news, music, etc, are broadcasted to people by creating radio waves.
He works in the radio industry as a news reporter.
Often appears as...
- radio industry
- radio station
adjective
Related to the radio or radio waves.
A radio signal was used to send the message.
Often appears as...
- radio waves
- radio communication
noun
A device to listen to music, news, etc, that is broadcasted over long distances.
She always listens to the radio while cooking dinner.
Often appears as...
- listen to the radio
- radio broadcast
noun
The process of sending or receiving signals by using radio waves.
The police use radio to communicate with each other.
Often appears as...
- radio communication
- radio signal
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To communicate or send a message via radio waves.
They radioed for help after the boat engine failed.
Often appears as...
- radio for help
- radio a message
noun
A type of business where news, music, etc, are broadcasted to people by creating radio waves.
He works in the radio industry as a news reporter.
Often appears as...
- radio industry
- radio station
adjective
Related to the radio or radio waves.
A radio signal was used to send the message.
Often appears as...
- radio waves
- radio communication
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Everyday Use
Radio as a device is common in daily life for entertainment or news.
Turn on the radio to check the weather forecast.
Pro Tip 2/3Background Sound
Radios often play in the background while people do other activities.
He likes having the radio on while he studies.
Pro Tip 3/3Portable
Radios come in portable sizes so you can carry them around.
She took her portable radio to the picnic.
Pro Tip 1/3Everyday Use
Radio as a device is common in daily life for entertainment or news.
Turn on the radio to check the weather forecast.
Pro Tip 2/3Background Sound
Radios often play in the background while people do other activities.
He likes having the radio on while he studies.
Pro Tip 3/3Portable
Radios come in portable sizes so you can carry them around.
She took her portable radio to the picnic.
Pro Tip 1/3Everyday Use
Radio as a device is common in daily life for entertainment or news.
Turn on the radio to check the weather forecast.
Pro Tip 2/3Background Sound
Radios often play in the background while people do other activities.
He likes having the radio on while he studies.
Pro Tip 3/3Portable
Radios come in portable sizes so you can carry them around.
She took her portable radio to the picnic.
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Will we ever be able to...
we need a digital message to help interpret the qubit at the receiving end. Two bits of data created by measuring the first particle. These digital bits must be transmitted by a classical channel that's limited by the speed of light, radio, microwaves, or perhaps fiberoptics.
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he's the only mature male in the group he's about seven years old and has been fitted with a radio collar by the zambian carnivore program he's a big cat probably over 200 kilos and one of his most important roles is to defend the pride and territory against competitors
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Fred Jansen: How to land...
and that's how we know where we are respective to the comet. And, of course, it's the first satellite to go beyond the orbit of Jupiter on solar cells. Now, this sounds more heroic than it actually is, because the technology to use radio isotope thermal generators
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How quantum mechanics...
which includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays. It may seem strange to think of these things as light, but there is no fundamental difference between visible light and other electromagnetic radiation. It's the same energy,
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Where do superstitions...
raised and lowered by stagehands who would whistle to signal each other. Absentminded whistles from other people could cause an accident. But the taboo against whistling backstage still exists today, long after the stagehands started using radio headsets.
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How does your smartphone...
First of all, why is it so important to know what time it is on a satellite when location is what we're concerned about? The first thing your phone needs to determine is how far it is from a satellite. Each satellite constantly broadcasts radio signals
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
radioed me and said there was a whale off the harbor. So I came up to the harbor and sure enough, there was a whale and he dove and when he dove, I looked at his funny tail fluke because there were 2 notches in and I thought, that's odd.
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Monarch Butterflies Get...
now let's start wouldn't lift off here the tag is made out of a small battery like a hearing aid battery the little circuit and it just beeps and we received this over the radio in an antenna and that allows us to follow the
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Is radiation dangerous?...
they scale up in energy. At the lower end of the spectrum, there's radio, infrared, and visible light. At the higher end are ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma rays.
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How to create a great...
associative names work by reflecting imagery meaning back to their back to the brand the amazon in south america is the world's largest river therefore the earth's biggest selection of books clothes content and so on sirius is the brightest star therefore the radio channels where you can hear the
Video examples
Will we ever be able to...
we need a digital message to help interpret the qubit at the receiving end. Two bits of data created by measuring the first particle. These digital bits must be transmitted by a classical channel that's limited by the speed of light, radio, microwaves, or perhaps fiberoptics.
Video examples
Hair-Raising Hyena...
he's the only mature male in the group he's about seven years old and has been fitted with a radio collar by the zambian carnivore program he's a big cat probably over 200 kilos and one of his most important roles is to defend the pride and territory against competitors
Video examples
Fred Jansen: How to land...
and that's how we know where we are respective to the comet. And, of course, it's the first satellite to go beyond the orbit of Jupiter on solar cells. Now, this sounds more heroic than it actually is, because the technology to use radio isotope thermal generators
Video examples
How quantum mechanics...
which includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma rays. It may seem strange to think of these things as light, but there is no fundamental difference between visible light and other electromagnetic radiation. It's the same energy,
Video examples
Where do superstitions...
raised and lowered by stagehands who would whistle to signal each other. Absentminded whistles from other people could cause an accident. But the taboo against whistling backstage still exists today, long after the stagehands started using radio headsets.
Video examples
How does your smartphone...
First of all, why is it so important to know what time it is on a satellite when location is what we're concerned about? The first thing your phone needs to determine is how far it is from a satellite. Each satellite constantly broadcasts radio signals
Video examples
A whale saved my life PIPE...
radioed me and said there was a whale off the harbor. So I came up to the harbor and sure enough, there was a whale and he dove and when he dove, I looked at his funny tail fluke because there were 2 notches in and I thought, that's odd.
Video examples
Monarch Butterflies Get...
now let's start wouldn't lift off here the tag is made out of a small battery like a hearing aid battery the little circuit and it just beeps and we received this over the radio in an antenna and that allows us to follow the
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
they scale up in energy. At the lower end of the spectrum, there's radio, infrared, and visible light. At the higher end are ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma rays.
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Future
American Musician
When you're riding with your mom, and you're a kid, you'd listen to 'Dear Mama' and the radio friendly records. I used to sneak and listen to Too $hort.
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Robert Redford
American Actor
Radio, newspapers, they were normal parts of my life. In those days, you had to go somewhere to watch television and leave something to see it.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make your words count.
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Mos Def
American Musician
If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.
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Rachel Maddow
American Journalist
I loved being on the radio. Being paid to talk? It's like being paid to eat.
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Ira Glass
American Journalist
I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
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Jerry Springer
American Celebrity
Somebody once said I had a face for radio and a voice for newspapers.
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Anne Murray
Canadian Musician
Nobody can have a career that lasts forever on radio.
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Michelle Visage
American Musician
I don't do CDs. I only do radio. That's the truth.
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Gabby Barrett
American Musician
Country radio has been so supportive.
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Future
American Musician
When you're riding with your mom, and you're a kid, you'd listen to 'Dear Mama' and the radio friendly records. I used to sneak and listen to Too $hort.
Quote examples
Robert Redford
American Actor
Radio, newspapers, they were normal parts of my life. In those days, you had to go somewhere to watch television and leave something to see it.
Quote examples
Taylor Swift
American Singer
The truth of it is that every singer out there with songs on the radio is raising the next generation, so make your words count.
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Mos Def
American Musician
If 'Life in Marvelous Times' can't get on the radio, then I don't need to be on the radio.
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Rachel Maddow
American Journalist
I loved being on the radio. Being paid to talk? It's like being paid to eat.
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Ira Glass
American Journalist
I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio.
Quote examples
Jerry Springer
American Celebrity
Somebody once said I had a face for radio and a voice for newspapers.
Quote examples
Anne Murray
Canadian Musician
Nobody can have a career that lasts forever on radio.
Quote examples
Michelle Visage
American Musician
I don't do CDs. I only do radio. That's the truth.
Quote examples
Gabby Barrett
American Musician
Country radio has been so supportive.
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