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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRadio receiver
/ˈreɪ.di.oʊ rɪˈsiː.vər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An electronic device that connects to an antenna and demodulates radio waves to recover the encoded information, such as audio signals, for broadcast listening.
"He tuned the vintage radio receiver to catch the evening shortwave broadcast." - 2
A component within a broader communication system responsible for detecting and processing transmitted signals.
"The satellite communication link relies on a highly sensitive radio receiver to process weak signals from deep space."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'radio', derived from the Latin radius (meaning spoke or ray) via the prefix radio- used in wireless telegraphy originating in the early 20th century, and 'receiver', from the Middle English receiven, rooted in Latin recipere. Together, the compound emerged during the 1920s with the commercialization of domestic wireless broadcasting to describe electronic devices designed to intercept and convert electromagnetic waves into audible sound.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Radio receiver" is said worldwide
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récepteur radio
Transliteration: ʁesɛp.tœʁ ʁa.djo
"Il a réparé un vieux récepteur radio dans son garage."
Radioempfänger
Transliteration: ˈʁaːdioˌʔɛmpfʏŋɐ
"Der Radioempfänger fing das schwache Signal aus dem Nachbarland auf."
ricevitore radio
Transliteration: ri.tʃe.viˈtoː.re ˈraː.djo
"Il ricevitore radio era sintonizzato sulle notizie del mattino."
receptor de radio
Transliteration: re.sepˈtoɾ de ˈra.ðjo
"Compró un receptor de radio portátil para escuchar música al aire libre."
recetor de rádio
Transliteration: ʁe.seˈtoɾ dʒi ˈʁa.di.u
"O recetor de rádio captou a transmissão com muita clareza."
रेडियो रिसीवर
Transliteration: rediyo risivar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पुराने रेडियो रिसीवर से संगीत की आवाज़ आ रही थी।"
无线电接收机
Transliteration: wú xiàn diàn jiē shōu jī
"这个无线电接收机能够接收到很远的信号。"
무선 수신기
Transliteration: museon susing-gi
"그 기술자는 고장난 무선 수신기를 고쳤습니다."
無線受信機
Transliteration: musen jushinki
"その無線受信機は遠距離からの電波をとらえることができる。"
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