Definition of RADIOGRAM

radiogram

Meanings

Plural: radiograms

Noun

  • a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy
  • a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
  • Synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph”).
  • Synonym of radiotelegram (“a message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy (“telegraphy by radio rather than by transmission cables”)”).
  • Synonym of radiogramophone (“a gramophone record player that incorporates a radio receiver”).

Origin / Etymology

From radio- (prefix denoting radioactivity or radiation) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded).

Scrabble Score: 13

radiogram is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
radiogram is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
radiogram is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

radiogram is a valid Words With Friends word