radio receiver
noun · n
Simple meaning
An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹeɪdioʊɹəˈsivɚ
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Definition
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noun
An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
n
In radio communications, a radio receiver, also known as a receiver, a wireless, or simply a radio, is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information carried by them to a usable form.
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How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
Used this way, radio receiver is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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