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radio-controlled

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Controlled remotely using radio signals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

operated and guided by radio

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a radio-controlled airplane

Meaning relationships

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: radiodirigit — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無線電控制的 /无线电控制的 (wúxiàndiàn kòngzhì de) — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無線電遙控的 /无线电遥控的 (wúxiàndiàn yáokòng de) — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Danish: radiostyret — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Finnish: radio-ohjattava — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Finnish: radio-ohjattu — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • French: téléguidé — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • French: télécommandé — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • German: funkgesteuert — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Italian: radiocomandato — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Italian: radiocontrollato — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Japanese: ラジコン (rajikon) — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Japanese: 無線操縦 (musensōjū) — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Norwegian Bokmål: radiostyrt — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: radiostyrt — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Russian: радиоуправля́емый (radioupravljájemyj) — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Swedish: radiostyrd — controlled remotely using radio signals
  • Ukrainian: радіокеро́ваний (radiokeróvanyj) — controlled remotely using radio signals