An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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radio
  ۱)؛ ۲) رادیو؛ ۳) پرتو، رادیو  
1); 2) râdio; 3) partow, râdio
Fr.: radio  

  1. An apparatus for receiving or transmitting radio broadcasts.

  2. Pertaining to the → radio waves of the → electromagnetic radiation.

  3. As a prefix, indicating → radition or → radioactivity.

Etymology (EN): 1); 2) Short from radiophone and radio-telegraphy.
3) Combining form of → radiation.

Etymology (PE): Râdio, loan from Fr., as above; partow→ ray.