Word Study
radio-
CIDE DICTIONARY
radio-, a.
- Of or pertaining to, or employing, or operated by, radiant energy, specifically that of electromagnetic waves with frequencies between those of infrared radiation and X-rays; hence, pertaining to, or employed in, broadcast radio or television, microwaves, radiotelephones, etc.; as, radio waves. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- of or pertaining to broadcast radio; as, a radio program. [PJC]
radio-,
A combining form indicating connection with , or relation to , a radius or ray ; specifically (Anat.) , with the radius of the forearm ; as, radio-ulnar, radio-muscular, radio-carpal. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
radio-, comb. form 1 denoting radio or broadcasting.
2 a connected with radioactivity. b denoting artificially prepared radioisotopes of elements (radio-caesium).
3 connected with rays or radiation.
4 Anat. belonging to the radius in conjunction with some other part (radio-carpal).
2 a connected with radioactivity. b denoting artificially prepared radioisotopes of elements (radio-caesium).
3 connected with rays or radiation.
4 Anat. belonging to the radius in conjunction with some other part (radio-carpal).
Etymology
RADIUS + -O- or f. RADIO
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