Definitions for radiotelephony-təˈlɛf ə ni

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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

Wiktionary

  1. radiotelephony(Noun)

    the transmission of sound (in both directions) using modulated radio waves rather than wires


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