radio

adj : (combining form) indicating radiation or radioactivity;

"radiochemistry"

n 1: medium for communication [syn: {radiocommunication}, {wireless}]

2: an electronic device that detects and demodulates and

amplifies transmitted signals [syn: {radio receiver}, {receiving

set}, {radio set}, {tuner}, {wireless}]

3: a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic

waves [syn: {wireless}]

v : transmit messages via radio waves; "he radioed for help"

radix

(Or "base", "number base") In a positional

representation of numbers, that integer by which the

significance of one digit place must be multiplied to give the

significance of the next higher digit place. Conventional

decimal numbers are radix ten, {binary} numbers are radix two.

(1995-12-24)