Definitions for radiotelephoneˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌfoʊn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ra•di•o•tel•e•phoneˌreɪ di oʊˈtɛl əˌfoʊn(n.; v.)-phoned, -phon•ing.

  1. (n.)a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.

    Category: Telegraphy and Telephony

  2. (v.i.)to communicate by radiotelephone.

    Category: Telegraphy and Telephony, Radio and Television

Origin of radiotelephone:

1905–10

ra`di•o•te•leph′o•ny-təˈlɛf ə ni(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. radiotelephone, radiotelephony, wireless telephone(noun)

    telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire

  2. radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless telephone(noun)

    a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables

Wiktionary

  1. radiotelephone(Noun)

    a device that allows two-way communication via radio


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