radiophoto

Thân thiện

A scientist receives a radiophoto from a distant weather station.

Definition

Noun: A photograph that is transmitted over a distance using radio waves. This term refers specifically to the image sent and received via this method.

Usage

The word "radiophoto" is a technical noun used to describe the product of a specific transmission technology. It is typically used in historical, scientific, or technical contexts discussing early methods of sending images wirelessly. - The primary usage is as a countable noun (e.g., a radiophoto, several radiophotos).

Examples

• The news agency received a radiophoto of the event from their overseas correspondent.
• Early 20th-century experiments in sending images via radio waves produced the first crude radiophotos.
• The historical archive contains a radiophoto of the famous ship arriving in port.

Advanced Usage

• The term is largely historical, as modern equivalents are "digital image transmission" or "wireless photo." It may appear in discussions about the history of telecommunications or journalism.
• It can function attributively as a noun modifier (e.g., , ).

Variants and Related Words

• Radiophotograph: A less common, full-form synonym for "radiophoto."
• Wirephoto: A related historical term for a photograph transmitted over telephone wires, not radio waves.
• Fax (short for facsimile): A more modern, general term for transmitting copies of documents or images over a telephone network.

Synonyms

• Radiophotograph (n): An exact synonym.
• Transmitted photograph (n phrase): A descriptive synonym.

Notes on Different Meanings

The word "radiophoto" has a single, specific meaning related to image transmission via radio. It is not commonly used in contemporary language.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a photograph transmitted by radio waves

Từ đồng nghĩa

• radiophotograph