English Explanatory Dictionary

radio-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. radiation, radioactive
  2. radio (broadcasting)
  3. radius (bone)
  4. radius

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-radio-.wav

Word forms

radio- radi- rad-

Etymology

Derived from Latin radius (“ray”). By surface analysis, clipping of radiation + -o-.

Derived words

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
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