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    RADIO RECEIVER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signalsplay

    Synonyms:

    radio; radio receiver; radio set; receiving set; tuner; wireless

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("radio receiver" is a kind of...):

    receiver; receiving system (set that receives radio or tv signals)

    Meronyms (parts of "radio receiver"):

    amplifier (electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)

    detector (electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity)

    demodulator; detector (rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radio receiver"):

    clock radio (a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically)

    crystal set (an early radio receiver using a crystal detector)

    heterodyne receiver; superhet; superheterodyne receiver (a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified)

    push-button radio (a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons)

    Holonyms ("radio receiver" is a part of...):

    radio; wireless (a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves)

    radio-gramophone; radio-phonograph (electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player)

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