radiotelephony

[rey-dee-oh-tuh-lef-uh-nee]

ra·di·o·te·leph·o·ny

[rey-dee-oh-tuh-lef-uh-nee]
noun
the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.

Origin:
1905–10; radio- + telephony
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Radiotelephony has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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radiotelephone (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn)
 
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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