Phone vs Radio - What's the difference?
phone | radio |
A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances.
To call (someone) on the telephone.
(phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.
(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
(countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
(Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound recordings via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.
(intransitive, transitive, ambitransitive) To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).
To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.
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In transitive terms the difference between phone and radio
is that phone is to call (someone) on the telephone while radio is to order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.phone
English
(wikipedia phone)Etymology 1
Shortening of (telephone).Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* cell phone * clamshell phone * flip phone * mobile phone * phone sex * phone tag * smartphoneSee also
*Verb
(phon)Synonyms
* call, ring, telephoneDerived terms
* phone it in * phone upEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)radio
English
(wikipedia radio)Noun
Synonyms
* (device to capture radio signal) tuner, wireless, receiverVerb
(en verb)- I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio''' for help.'' / ''I '''radioed''' him already.'' / '''''Radio''' the coordinates this time.'' / ''OK. I '''radioed them the coordinates.
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- “Could you call them here? I'd like to talk to them. Or if they're out in the field, radio them in.”