radio-

See also: radio, Radio, rádió, rádio, radió, ràdio, radiò, and Appendix:Variations of "radio"

English

Etymology

Latin radius (“ray”)

Prefix

radio-

1. radiation, radioactive

   e.g. radiotherapy, radioactinium, radiolucent

2. radio (broadcasting)

   e.g. radiotelemetry, radioacoustics, radiotelegraph

3. (anatomy) radius (bone)

   e.g. radiobicipital

4. (geometry) radius

   radiosymmetrical

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with radio-

• radioacoustics
• radioactinium
• radioactive
• radioactivity
• radioassay
• radiobicipital
• radiobioassay
• radiobiology
• radiobroadcast
• radiobromine
• radiocarbon
• radiocardiogram
• radiochemistry
• radiochromatography
• radiochronology
• radiocolloid
• radiocommunication
• radiodense
• radiodensity
• radiodermatitis
• radioecology
• radioelement
• radiogenic
• radiogeology
• radioglaciology
• radiogold
• radiogoniometer
• radiogoniometry
• radiogram
• radiograph
• radiography
• radiohalo
• radiohumeral
• radiohydrology
• radioimmunity
• radioimmunoassay
• radioimmunodiffusion
• radioimmunoelectrophoresis
• radioimmunology
• radioimmunoprecipitation
• radioimmunotherapy
• radioiodine
• radioisotope
• radiolabel
• radiolarian
• radiolarite
• radiole
• radiolesion
• radioli
• radioligand
• radiolite
• radiolitic
• radiolocation
• radiologic
• radiological
• radiologist
• radiology
• radiolucent
• radioluminescence
• radiolysis
• radioman
• radiometer
• radiometric
• radiometry
• radiomicrometer
• radiomimetic
• radiomutation
• radion
• radionecrosis
• radioneuritis
• radionics
• radionucleotide
• radionuclide
• radionuclide
• radiopacity
• radiopaque
• radiopasteurization
• radiopharmaceutical
• radiopharmacology
• radiophobia
• radiophone
• radiophony
• radiophoto
• radiophotograph
• radiophotoluminescence
• radioprotection
• radioreceptor
• radioresistance
• radioresistant
• radioscopy
• radiosensitive
• radiosonde
• radiosurgery
• radiotelegraph
• radiotelegraphy
• radiotelemetry
• radiotelephone
• radiotelephony
• radioteletype
• radioteletypewriter
• radiotherapy
• radiothorium
• radiotoxic
• radiotoxicity
• radiotracer
• radious
• radiovision

 

Translations

radiation

• Catalan: radio- (ca)
• French: radio- (fr)
• German: radio- (de)
• Greek: ραδιο- (el) (radio-)
• Polish: radio- (pl)
• Portuguese: radio-
• Romanian: radio- (ro)
• Russian: радио- (ru) (radio-)
• Spanish: radio- (es)

radio (broadcasting)

• Catalan: radio- (ca)
• French: radio- (fr)
• German: funk-, radio- (de)
• Greek: ραδιο- (el) (radio-)
• Polish: radio- (pl)
• Portuguese: radio-
• Romanian: radio- (ro)
• Russian: радио- (ru) (radio-)
• Spanish: radio- (es)

References

• Definition of radi- - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Anagrams

• aroid, doira

Catalan

Prefix

radio-

1. radio-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with radio-

Corsican

Alternative forms

• radiu-

Etymology

Ultimately from French radio-. Akin to Italian radio- and Spanish radio-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /radio-/

Prefix

radio-

1. radio-

Derived terms

Corsican terms prefixed with radio-

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Prefix

radio-

1. radio-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with radio-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English radio-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑdio-/, [ˈrɑ̝dio̞-]

Prefix

radio-

1. radio- (radiation)

Derived terms

• See also Compounds -section under the Finnish entry for radio.

Finnish terms prefixed with radio-

French

Prefix

radio-

1. radio-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with radio-

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin radius (“ray of light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɒdijo], [ˈraːdijoː]
• Hyphenation: ra‧dio

Prefix

radio-

1. radio-

Usage notes

The radio- prefix is written with short a and o in Hungarian compound words. However, it can be pronounced both short and long. The long pronunciation is influenced by the noun rádió.

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives prefixed with radio-

Italian

Prefix

radio-

1. radio- (all senses)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with radio-

Anagrams

• Adrio, Dario, Doria, adiro, adirò, adori, arido, dorai, rioda, rodai

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Latin radius.

Prefix

radio-

1. radio-

   ‎radio- + ‎-grafia → ‎radiografia

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with radio-

Further reading

• radio- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.d͡ʒi.o/ [ˌha.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˌʁa.d͡ʒjo/ [ˌha.d͡ʒjo]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.d͡ʒi.o/ [ˌha.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˌʁa.d͡ʒjo/ [ˌha.d͡ʒjo]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.d͡ʒi.o/ [ˌχa.d͡ʒɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˌʁa.d͡ʒjo/ [ˌχa.d͡ʒjo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʁa.djɔ/ [ˌʁa.ðjɔ]

Prefix

radio-

1. radio-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with radio-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French radio-.

Prefix

radio-

1. radio-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with radio-

Further reading

• “radio-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28