radiophone

/'reidioufoun/

Thân thiện

A park ranger uses a radiophone to report a fallen tree.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables: A radiophone is a device for transmitting and receiving speech, using radio waves instead of physical wires or cables to connect calls.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The expedition team used a radiophone to call for help from the remote mountain base.
  • Before the widespread use of cell phones, ships at sea relied on the radiophone for communication.

Advanced Usage

• The term radiophone is often used in historical, technical, or specific professional contexts (e.g., maritime, aviation, exploration) to describe wireless telephony devices. In modern everyday language, the term mobile phone or cell phone is more common, though these are technically more advanced forms of radiotelephony.

Variants and Related Words

• Radiotelephone: A full synonym for radiophone, often used interchangeably.
  • The official term in the manual was 'radiotelephone'.
• Wireless telephone: A descriptive synonym emphasizing the lack of wires.

Synonyms

• Mobile phone (in a broad, modern sense)
• Cell phone (in a broad, modern sense)
• Wireless phone

Related Phrases / Phrasal Verbs

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Related Idioms

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Học thuật

Noun

1. a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables

Từ đồng nghĩa

• radiotelephone
• wireless telephone