ra·di·o·tel·e·phone

[rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fohn] noun, verb, ra·di·o·tel·e·phoned, ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ing.
noun
1.
a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to telephone by radiotelephony.

Origin:
1905–10; radio- + telephone

ra·di·o·tel·e·phon·ic [rey-dee-oh-tel-uh-fon-ik] , adjective
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radiotelephone (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  radiophone, Also called: wireless telephone a device for communication by means of radio waves rather than by transmitting along wires or cables
 
vb
2.  to telephone (a person) by radiotelephone
 
radiotelephonic
 
adj
 
radiotelephony
 
n

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Radiotelephone has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
Example sentences
The air-ground radiotelephone service includes commercial and general aviation services.
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