radio
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounThe technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
Example:
send a message by radio
- verbTo use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).
Example:
I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio for help. / I radioed him already. / Radio the coordinates this time. / OK. I radioed them the coordinates.
- nounA device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
Example:
(of a song, person, etc.) to be on the radio
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #160 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 84% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 3 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None