RADIOGRAM

radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagraph, skiagram

(noun) a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)

radiogram

(noun) a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

radiogram (plural radiograms)

A message, like a telegram, transmitted by radio rather than wires.

Etymology 2

Noun

radiogram (plural radiograms)

An entertainment device that combined a radio and a record player or gramophone.

Etymology 3

Noun

radiogram (plural radiograms)

A radiograph

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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