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Radio comes from the word/thingy/term,,, Radius.
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On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:56:14 -0500, cuhulin wrote:
Radio comes from the word/thingy/term,,, Radius. cuhulin radio Look up radio at Dictionary.com "wireless transmission with radio waves," 1907, abstracted from earlier combinations such as radiophone (1881) and radio-telegraphy (1898), from radio-, comb. form of radiation (q.v.). Use for "radio receiver" is first attested 1917; sense of "sound broadcasting as a medium" is from 1922. Wireless remained more widespread until World War II, when military preference for radio turned the tables. The verb is attested from 1919 http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=radio |
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That woman standing in line at the bank,,,, I wanted to ''radius'' her!
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