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  1. radio
    an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
    He tried the radio and got only static. A Thousand Splendid Suns
  2. broadcast
    disseminate over the airwaves, as in radio or television
    Belmont was already talking with CBS Radio, which was offering to broadcast the race live worldwide, predicting that twenty million sets would be tuned to it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend
  3. frequency
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
    You point it toward some fairly broad region of the sky, and it records how much energy, in a particular radio frequency, is coming down to Earth. Cosmos
  4. transmit
    broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
    The hidden messages had begun to transmit directly into their minds—no more need for television, radios, or anything else. The Mysterious Benedict Society
  5. receive
    convert into sounds or pictures
    The radio "receives" these electromagnetic radio waves and converts them to mechanical vibrations in the speaker to create the sound waves you can hear.
    – NASA
  6. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
    The radio "receives" these electromagnetic radio waves and converts them to mechanical vibrations in the speaker to create the sound waves you can hear.
    – NASA
  7. antenna
    an electrical device for radio or television signals
    Henry connected the antenna wire, plugged the radio in, and fiddled with the knobs. Out of Darkness
  8. radio wave
    an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m
    How he wishes he had eyes to see the ultraviolet, eyes to see the infrared, eyes to see radio waves crowding the darkening sky, flashing through the walls of the house. All the Light We Cannot See
  9. dial
    the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning
    Art, noting it, began to manipulate the radio dials for no other reason than that he didn’t know what else to do. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel
  10. signal
    a quantity whose modulation represents coded information
    It receives radio waves from the depths of space, focusing them onto the feed arm antenna high above the dish, which is in turn electronically connected to the control room, where the signal is analyzed. Cosmos
  11. station
    the frequency assigned to a broadcasting facility
    Well, then, why didn't he buy himself an audio-Seashell broadcasting station and talk to his wife late at night, murmur, whisper, shout, scream, yell? Fahrenheit 451
  12. hertz
    unit of frequency with a periodic interval of one second
    The more intriguing, yet highly unlikely outcome, would be the detection of a very ordered, narrow-band radio emission less than a hertz wide, which would indicate the presence of technology or an artificial structure.
    – Scientific American
  13. modulation
    transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave
    A carrier wave is a radio-frequency wave that carries information. The information is attached to the carrier wave by means of a modulation process that involves the variation of one of the carrier-frequency characteristics, such as its amplitude, its frequency, or its duration.
    – Britannica
  14. static
    crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
    Long minutes passed, then de la O’s radio crackled with static: it was the radio operator reporting back, hysterical. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam
  15. AM
    modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave
    My little brother, Teddy, lets out a war whoop when Mom’s AM radio announces the closures. If I Stay
  16. FM
    modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave
    I dreamed of driving that car: The AM/FM radio on. The Wednesday Wars
Created on Fri Oct 27 13:46:36 EDT 2023 (updated Fri Jan 05 13:26:12 EST 2024)

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