🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

transmissor de rádio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: transmissor de rádio

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Radio-transmitter/ˈreɪ.di.oʊ trænˈsmɪtər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O transmissor de rádio é fundamental para a comunicação."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device that converts electrical energy into radio waves for transmission.

    "The radio-transmitter broadcasted the news across the entire region."
  2. 2

    A component in a communication system that sends out radio signals.

    "The radio-transmitter is essential for the operation of the local radio station."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'radio' originates from the Latin word 'radius', meaning 'ray' or 'beam', and was first used in the early 20th century to describe wireless communication. 'Transmitter' comes from the Latin 'transmittere', meaning 'to send across', which has been used in English since the late 19th century to refer to devices that send signals.

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