Used in a Sentence

radio

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for radio.

Editorial note

I put a portable radio on the passenger seat, until I figure how to change the radio?

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of radio gathered in one view.

noun

(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

noun

(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

noun

(countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for radio.

Example sentences

1

I put a portable radio on the passenger seat, until I figure how to change the radio?

2

That makes sense, as a radio play is probably heard by 3 or 4 orders of magnitude more people.

3

Which was like a breath of fresh air to the youth of the day, who had been abandoned by radio.

4

Off-the-shelf indoor navigation system based on stationary ultrasonic beacons united by radio interface in license-free band.

5

Pandora has a statutory radio license that requires no negotiation, which is why you have restrictions on what you can play.

6

Re: #1 - Radio play generates mechanical royalties for the publisher (usually the songwriter).

7

A car without maps could be like a car without a radio/music system.

8

Even without the data-collection problems and cost differences, I prefer the quality of a waveguide to the intermittent reception problems of radio.

9

Someone else records it and I play that recording over a radio broadcast.

10

Streaming is comparable to radio plays, not record sales.

11

Research conducted by Dr Peter Lovatt from the University's School of Psychology on the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme's website...

12

Now you have a familiar face picking you up, who knows where you're going, what route you prefer, what station you like on the radio, etc.

Quote examples

1

BBC Radio Four has a programme "Inside the Ethics Committee".

2

People point to old time complaints about decline as if they prove that decline was never real ("People also complained about the advent of books or the radio, so surely anyone complaining today is wrong").

3

Be that small Internet radio-stations that do curated music (as opposed to things like soundcloud that I also like, but unfortunately is just as hopelessly centralized as youtube) -- or "real" blogs -- or whatever.

Proper noun examples

1

Radio plays got royalties, but they were tiny as well.

2

[1] It doesn't matter what intellectuals are satisfied with, the internet (like TV and Radio) will be driven by what the mass-market consumer wants.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use radio in a sentence?

I put a portable radio on the passenger seat, until I figure how to change the radio?

What does radio mean?

(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

What part of speech is radio?

radio is commonly used as noun.