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radiotelegram

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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noun

Meaning 1

A message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications, telegraphy

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: radiogram

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From radio- + telegram.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: радиограма (radiograma) — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Catalan: radiograma — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Catalan: radiomissatge — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無線電報 /无线电报 (wúxiàn diànbào) — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Finnish: radiosanoma — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • French: radiogramme — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • German: Funkspruch — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Italian: radiogramma — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Japanese: 無線電報 (musen denpō) — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Polish: radiogram — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Polish: radiotelegram — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Russian: радиогра́мма (radiográmma) — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • Tagalog: hatidlap — message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy