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radio silence

/ˈɹeɪ.di.əʊ ˌsaɪ.ləns/US/ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsaɪ.ləns/

radio silence noun: a status maintained where all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area stop transmitting (sometimes limited to certain frequency bands).

Noun

radio silence (countable and uncountable, plural radio silences)

  1. A status maintained where all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area stop transmitting (sometimes limited to certain frequency bands).
  2. The period of time during which this status exists.
  3. (figuratively) A period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization, especially when such communication would normally be expected.
    • After the abuse scandal, the company went into complete radio silence.
    • "No messages, actually. Total radio silence on her end all day."2016 March 29, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 815 - Where is she?

radio silence meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

radio silence in Tamil

வானொலி செயலின்மை

radio silence in Arabic

period of time when all radio transmissions cease
صمت إذاعي

radio silence in Persian

period of time when all radio transmissions cease
سکوت رادیویی

Forms of radio silence

pluralradio silences

Questions about radio silence

What does radio silence mean?
Radio silence means a status maintained where all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area stop transmitting (sometimes limited to certain frequency bands).
What is radio silence in Tamil?
Radio silence in Tamil is வானொலி செயலின்மை. See Radio silence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is radio silence?
Radio silence is a noun.
How do you pronounce radio silence?
Radio silence is pronounced /ˈɹeɪ.di.oʊ ˌsaɪ.ləns/ (US).
What is the plural of radio silence?
The plural of radio silence is radio silences.

Words near radio silence in the dictionary

  1. radio sets
  2. radio shack
  3. radio shacks
  4. radio signal
  5. radio signals
  6. radio silence
  7. radio silences
  8. radio silent
  9. radio song
  10. radio songs
  11. radio sounding

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Adapted from Wiktionary: radio silence (page history and authors); radio silence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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